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Swells from Hurricane Walaka brought high surf to the main Hawaiian Islands on October 4. Walaka produced a surf that was 6–12 ft (1.8–3.7 m) high along the southern and western shores of Niihau, Kauai, and Oahu. The southern shores of Molokai, Lanai, and Maui experienced waves approximately 5–8 ft (1.5–2.4 m) in height.
September 1 – Hurricane Hermine made landfall along the Big Bend of Florida with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h), making it the first hurricane landfall to the state since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. The highest recorded wind gust in the state was 78 mph (126 km/h) in Bald Point State Park .
The strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall on the state was the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, which crossed the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 millibars (26.3 inHg); it is also the strongest hurricane on record to strike the United States. Out of the ten most intense landfalling United States hurricanes, four struck Florida at peak ...
The hurricane center’s latest prediction called for up to 11 feet of surge near the Aucilla River, up to five feet for Tampa Bay and two feet for the Florida Keys.
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The Florida Keys and much of Florida’s west coast are under a tropical storm watch as a messy tropical wave rolls over Cuba and toward the state. The National Hurricane Center released its first ...
Tracks of hurricanes over Florida from 1975 to 1999. From 1975 to 1999, 83 Atlantic hurricanes have affected the U.S. state of Florida. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in at least $45 billion (2008 USD) in damage, primarily from Hurricane Andrew. Additionally, tropical cyclones in Florida were directly ...
The Florida Keys area west of the Seven Mile Bridge; the state coastal areas south of the Suwannee River to East Cape Sable; and west of the Ochlockonee River to Indian Pass are under tropical ...