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About 1.4 million people lost power during the storm. Later, when Katrina made its devastating landfall along the northern gulf coast, its large circulation produced high tides, light rainfall, and gusty winds along the western Florida panhandle. The hurricane killed 14 people across the state, and damage was estimated at $623 million. [54] [55 ...
Hurricane Milton, the most recent landfalling Florida major hurricane on October 9, 2024 Approximately 500 tropical and subtropical cyclones have affected the state of Florida . More storms hit Florida than any other U.S. state , [ 1 ] and since 1851 only eighteen hurricane seasons passed without a known storm impacting the state.
Hurricane Elena near the Floridian coast on September 1. August 7, 1980- Hurricane Allen passes about 310 miles (500 km) south of Key West, Florida. The threat of the large hurricane prompts the National Hurricane Center to issue gale warnings for the Florida Keys. [16] The hurricane produces gale-force winds across the keys, though there was ...
The Gulf Coast has already had five hurricane landfalls this hurricane season. National Hurricane Center forecasters say the storm is now "Potential Tropical Cyclone 18," a tropical wave moving ...
Elsewhere in the Atlantic, Kirk, which formed in late September, is likely to strengthen rapidly and become a major hurricane of Category 3 strength or greater on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind ...
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 ...
Updated September 25, 2024 at 12:11 AM Hurricane warnings were issued Tuesday for a wide stretch of Florida’s Gulf Coast ahead of Tropical Storm Helene’s anticipated landfall as a major ...
Hurricane Elena was a strong and destructive tropical cyclone that affected eastern and central portions of the Gulf Coast of the United States in late August and early September 1985. Threatening popular tourist destinations during the Labor Day weekend, Elena repeatedly deviated from its forecast path, triggering evacuations of unprecedented ...