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Hurricane Debby was a slow-moving, erratic, and destructive tropical cyclone that caused widespread and severe flooding across the Eastern United States and portions of Eastern Canada, becoming the costliest natural disaster in the history of the Canadian province of Quebec.
August 31 – Hurricane Gustav brushed the Florida Keys before tracking into central Louisiana. Rip currents from the hurricane killed four people in Florida. The storm also produced six tornadoes in the state. [82] September 5 – Hurricane Hanna passed east of the state while moving toward the Carolinas. Rip currents and high seas killed ...
September 25, 1998 – Hurricane Georges passes over Key West as a Category 2 hurricane, and days later it moves eastward through the Florida Panhandle after hitting Biloxi, Mississippi. In the Florida Keys, the hurricane produced 8.41 inches (214 mm) of rain in Tavernier and wind gusts peaking at 110 mph (175 km/h) in Marathon.
Hurricane Andrew. Year: 1992. Death Toll: ~65. ... Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle as a Category 5, making it one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S ...
Hurricane Andrew in 1992 On Aug. 22, 1992, Hurricane Andrew pummeled southern Florida as a monster Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds as high as 165 mph and gusts as high as 174 mph.
The strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on the state was the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, which crossed the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 millibars (26.3 inHg); it is also the strongest hurricane on record to strike the United States. Out of the ten most intense landfalling United States hurricanes, four struck Florida at peak strength.
Hurricane Debby drenched parts of Florida, forming in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 4, 2024, and making landfall a day later in the Big Bend region.
A view from the interior of Hurricane Betsy's eye, taken by Hurricane hunters before its Florida landfall. September 8, 1965– Hurricane Betsy passes through the Florida Keys as a major hurricane, producing moderate rainfall reaching 11.8 inches (300 mm) at Plantation Key and wind gusts reaching an estimated peak of 160 mph (255 km/h) in North ...