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September 24 – Rip currents from Hurricane Maria affected the state's east coast, prompting at least 22 water rescues. [155] October 7–8 – Hurricane Nate moved ashore Mississippi, while producing a 3 to 5 ft (0.91 to 1.52 m) storm surge in the western Florida panhandle, which damaged part of SR 399. Heavy rainfall, up to 10 in (250 mm ...
A total 159 hurricanes are known to have affected the state prior to 1900, which collectively resulted in at least 6,504 fatalities and monetary damage of over $102 million (2017 dollars). Additionally, at least 109 boats or ships were either driven ashore, wrecked, or damaged due to the storms.
Hurricane Milton lashed Florida's Gulf Coast with flooding rain and winds of 120 miles per hour that left homes — and, in some cases, full neighborhoods — drenched, muddied and dilapidated. At ...
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
When Hurricane Helene battered Florida’s Gulf Coast this week, one of the hardest-hit areas was the small town of Steinhatchee, which was overwhelmed by a 10-foot storm surge and 140 mph winds ...
It might be easier to say what areas of the Sunshine State haven't felt some sort of impact from a tropical storm or hurricane. A total of 301 hurricanes hit the U.S. coast — from Texas to Maine ...
Property damage in Leon County was estimated to be at least $14 million. [56] While Helene's strongest winds ultimately did not hit Tallahassee, the city still experienced tropical storm force winds, causing damage to trees and power lines. [57] The Tallahassee International Airport reported sustained winds of 48 mph with a peak gust to 67 mph.
The snapshots of devastation emerged as Florida began to assess the damage caused by Ian, which made landfall in Southwest Florida with punishing winds of 155 miles per hour, churning across the ...