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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.
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During the summer months, the average wind pattern implies a surface ridge axis which normally lies across central Florida, with easterly winds from Tampa southward and southwest winds across northern Florida. The peak wind gust during the 1930 through 1997 period was 115 miles per hour at Miami International Airport during Hurricane Andrew. [5]
June 6 – Tropical Storm Colin made landfall in the Big Bend of Florida at Apalachee Bay, and moved quickly northeastward through the state. Wind gusts in the state reached 66 mph (106 km/h) at Kennedy Space Center. Heavy rainfall, peaking at 17.54 in (446 mm) near Seminole, caused some flooding. Three people drowned along the Florida ...
Helene made landfall at about 11:10 p.m. ET near Perry, Florida. Hours later, the system weakened to a Category 1 storm and continued to produce hurricane-force winds as it moved toward Georgia.
South Florida is now in a transition period as the first system heads toward the Northeast while Milton barrels toward southwest Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm, Hadi said.
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
The storm is expected to careen into the Big Bend packing as much as 75mph winds. Coastal Big Bend counties are under a Hurricane Warning and the threat of 74-110 mph winds.