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Kona winds are associated with cyclones with central pressures below 1,000.0 hectopascals (29.53 inHg) which pass within 500 miles/820 km northwest of the Hawaiian Islands. Strong Kona winds usually last for a day. Considerable damage is caused to boats lying southwest of the islands. On land, trees are uprooted and roofs can be blown off homes.
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 ...
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.
Here's what the Atlantic has seen so far during the explosive 2024 hurricane season, remaining names on the storm name list and more. A satellite image of Helene approaching the Florida coast on ...
Helene, 8th named storm of 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane, impacting Big Bend area.
Hurricane season is coming to a close. Three hurricanes made landfall in Florida during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs June 1 to Nov. 30, with the busiest months between August and ...
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active and extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane season, producing 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes; it was also the first since 2019 to feature multiple Category 5 hurricanes.
Helene was the strongest hurricane to ever strike Florida’s Big Bend. And seven hurricanes formed in the Atlantic after Sept. 25, the most in recorded history.