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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.
Damage in Florida totaled $19 billion, making Wilma the third costliest hurricane in Florida history, behind Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and Hurricane Irma in 2017. Wilma is also the ninth costliest tropical cyclone in U.S. history. [16] Wilma was blamed for 30 deaths in Florida, [2] of whom five were killed directly by the hurricane's impacts. [1]
Heavy traffic begins to back up on Interstate 275 South as residents evacuate St. Petersburg, Florida, ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall, Oct. 7, 2024.
SIESTA KEY, Fla. − Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after tearing a path of destruction across Florida, killing at least 14 people and knocking out power to millions ...
Hurricane Milton will remain a powerful, potentially deadly an d destructive force as it pushes inland over the Florida Peninsula along the central Gulf coast during Wednesday night, AccuWeather ...
Hurricane Andrew causes $25.5 billion in damage (1992 USD, $39.2 billion 2008 USD) in south Florida and 15 direct deaths. At the time, Andrew was the costliest North Atlantic hurricane in the history of the United States, though has since dropped to eighth after Hurricanes Katrina , Ike , Irma , Maria , Sandy , Ida and Harvey .
Tropical Depression 19, now Tropical Storm Sara, on satellite over the western Caribbean and Central America on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. The storm is expected to flood parts of Honduras and the ...