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August 13 – Hurricane Charley struck southwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, the strongest landfall in the continental United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Its eye crossed Cayo Costa and later the mainland at Punta Gorda, before crossing the state with much of its intensity retained. A wind gust of 173 mph (278 km/h) was ...
PHOTO: A day after Hurricane Ian hit Florida's west coast as a Category 4 storm, wrecked ships (mostly shrimpers) can be seen at San Carlos Island in Fort Myers Beach on Sept. 29, 2022.
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season was a destructive and deadly Atlantic hurricane season. Despite having an average number of named storms and below average amount of major hurricanes, [ nb 1 ] it became the fourth-costliest Atlantic hurricane season on record, behind only 2024 , 2005 , and 2017 , mostly due to Hurricane Ian .
A hurricane warning was issued for parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast, from Anclote River to Mexico Beach, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 p.m. ETadvisory.
Hurricane Wilma (2005) – Category 5 hurricane which is also caused widespread damages over Florida. Hurricane Irma (2017) – Category 5 hurricane which also severely affected Southwest Florida; Hurricane Nicole (2022) – Category 1 hurricane that further affected Florida in the areas that were already affected by Ian a month later ...
The storm was a major hurricane when it made landfall near Perry, Florida, at 11:10 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday with maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour.
Hurricane Ian caused severe damage in Florida in September 2022, becoming the costliest hurricane in the state's history. [1] Ian also became the deadliest hurricane in Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane .
For the latest updates on Hurricane Milton's aftermath across Florida, read USA TODAY's live hurricane ... said he’d been through nearly 20 years of hurricanes including Hurricane Ian in 2022 ...