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The storm remained near the coast and weakened slightly before making landfall in Pensacola Beach, Florida, around 16:00 UTC on August 3 with winds of 85 mph (137 km/h). [1] With the landfall, Erin became the first hurricane to strike the Pensacola area since a storm in 1926. [5]
Shortly before making landfall near Pensacola Beach, Florida on August 3, Erin briefly intensified into a Category 2 hurricane. After moving inland, Erin slowly weakened as it tracked across the Southern United States and Midwestern United States. By August 6, Erin merged with a frontal system over West Virginia. [32] Erin was the first ...
August 2, 1995- Hurricane Erin strikes near Vero Beach and days later near Fort Walton Beach, producing moderate rainfall including totals of 10.14 inches (258 mm) in Melbourne and 20 inches (510 mm) in DeFuniak Springs on the Florida Panhandle. Thousands of homes are damaged near the hurricane's two landfalls, with monetary damage totaling ...
August 2, 1995: Hurricane Erin: During the early morning of August 2, Erin made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the east side of Florida, crossing between Vero Beach and Sebastian Inlet. The ...
13:30 UTC (8:30 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Erin strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) as its eyewall makes landfall near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. [15] 16:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. CDT) – Hurricane Erin weakens into a Category 1 hurricane due to interaction with Santa Rosa Island. [15]
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
Storm clouds are seen on the horizon as the sun sets on September 24, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida.
Ivan was the last hurricane to make Florida landfall in 2004, one of the most destructive hurricane seasons in decades. [11] On July 10, 2005, Hurricane Dennis made landfall between Pensacola Beach and eastern Navarre Beach. However, as with Erin almost a decade earlier, the damage on Pensacola Beach was not nearly as extensive as predicted.