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August 25 – Hurricane Katrina moved ashore southeastern Florida as a minimal hurricane, producing a peak wind gust of 97 mph (156 km/h) at Homestead General Aviation Airport. Heavy rainfall accompanied the hurricane, peaking at 16.43 in (417 mm) in Perrine, which caused flooding in the Miami metro area. About 1.4 million people lost power ...
Portions of the coastline have return periods, or expected time between hurricane strikes of a certain intensity or category within 86 miles (138 km) of a given location, that are the lowest in the country. Monroe County was struck by 26 hurricanes since 1926, which is the greatest total for any county in the United States. [2]
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.
"Lee County, Florida (No. 36), for instance, was devastated by Hurricane Ian in 2022." Of the 318 counties that were given a hurricane risk score, these counties have the lowest annual financial ...
Brevard County (/ b r ə ˈ v ɑːr d / brə-VARD) is a county in the U.S. state of Florida.It is on the Atlantic coast of eastern Central Florida. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 606,612, making it the 10th-most populated county in Florida.
Hurricane Idalia was the only hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. in 2023. The storm hit Category 4 strength before weakening prior to landfall. ... In Brevard County, ...
Hurricane Matthew made its closest approach to Florida as it paralleled Brevard County, tracking just 25 miles (40 km) to the east. This brought sustained Category 1–2-force winds [a] to areas along the immediate coast and hurricane-force gusts to much of the county
The 2024 hurricane season starts June 1 and ends Nov. 30, and forecasters expect a “hyperactive” year of storms.. Way back in 2004, four hurricanes made landfall in Florida — Charley ...