There was the "hurricane of 1898" that hit northeast Florida, reportedly blasting Fernandina with 115 MPH winds. "A recent study by collaborators of mine at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab recently estimated that the number of Category 4 and 5 storms might be four times the current average by the end of the century," he said. Here's a list of the ten least likely cities to get hit by hurricanes in Florida: 1 Leesburg 2 Orlando 3 Sanford 4 Kissimmee 5 Palatka 6 Lake City 7 Naples 8 Ocala 9 Gainesville 10 Fernandina Beach. As a result, it was designated Tropical Depression Nine early in the morning on September23. Names from list above Baker,Florence,Flossy,Debbie,Irene,Hilda,Ethel,Eloise,Frederic,Elena,Juan,Alberto,Erin,Opal,Danny,Helene,Barry,Hanna,Ivan,Arlene,Dennis,Ida,Cindy,Nate,Gordon,Michael,Cristobal,Sally,Zeta,Claudette, Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=41, 58.57% H=29, 41.43% Longest gap between storms 10 years 1965-1974 5. Hurricane Ian's death toll rises as crews in Florida go door to door in After a fairly mild summer, the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is catching up quickly. [132] Several counties inland experienced heavy rains during Ian. The worst of the floods in the county occurred near Lake Center and in parts of Kissimmee and St. Tropical storm winds are forecast as soon as Wednesday", "Charlotte Motor Speedway opening campground for storm evacuees", "State Agencies Preparing for Potential Impact from Hurricane Ian | S.C. An EF0 tornado in Moore Haven damaged trees and homes and tipped over two storage trailers. Water entered the first floor of several parking garages, impacting many cars. Of the 38 total, only three hurricanes have stormed through Florida as Category 5 systems with two of them having been recorded in the last 29 years: those being hurricanes Andrew and. Hurricane Fiona just swept by, leaving Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and parts of the Caribbean devastated. Michael was the strongest hurricane to strike the contiguous United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. "The season is not yet over, which means 2 things: 1) there might yet be additional damaging storms (see Hurricane Nicole right now!) The 1919 Florida Keys hurricane was one of the deadliest and most destructive storms to ever hit the state of Florida, and its impact is still felt today. During the 2004 season, more than one out of every five houses in the state received damage. [34] Ian made its third landfall that afternoon near Georgetown, South Carolina, just after 18:00UTC, with sustained winds of 85mph (140km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 977mbar (28.85inHg).