List of Florida hurricanes (1950-1974)
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The List of Florida hurricanes from 1950 to 1974 encompasses every Atlantic tropical cyclones that affected Florida during the period. The 1954 season was the only year during the time period in which a storm did not affect the state.
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[edit] 1950-1959
- August 31, 1950: Hurricane Baker, the second storm of the 1950 season, made landfall as a category one hurricane near Mobile, Alabama.
- September 5, 1950: Hurricane Easy made landfall as a category three hurricane near Tampa Bay after meandering just offshore the previous day.
- October 18, 1950: Hurricane King made landfall as a category two hurricane near Fort Lauderdale and then tracked up the center of the state. Damage within Miami was heavy, yet damage was minimal elsewhere from the storm's trek up the peninsula and into Georgia. Georgia suffered moderate crop damage from King's flooding rains. Four people died in the storm, and it caused $28 million in damage, most in Miami.
- October 21, 1950: Hurricane Love made landfall as a tropical storm near the mouth of the Steinhatchee River.
- October 2, 1951: Hurricane How made landfall near Fort Myers as a tropical storm and exited near Palm Beach.
- February 3, 1952: The Groundhog Day Tropical Storm made landfall as a tropical storm near Chokoloskee and exited near Palm Beach.
- June 6, 1953- Tropical Storm Alice dissipates shortly after moving ashore near Panama City, and produces rainfall which breaks a dry spell in the state.[1]
- August 29, 1953- An unnamed tropical storm hits near Fort Myers. While crossing the state it drops moderate precipitation, including 3.85 inches in Palm Beach.[2]
- September 20, 1953- The seventh storm of the season hits near Yankeetown, though its impact is unknown.[3]
- September 26, 1953- Hurricane Florence moves ashore near Destin, causing rough surf and local flooding. Overall damage is minor, and the passage of the hurricane results in 3 injuries, though no deaths.[4]
- October 9, 1953- Tropical Storm Hazel strikes Fort Myers, and produces gusty winds and additional rainfall to previously wet conditions. The passage of the storm causes flooding of low-lying areas and some rivers, with the upper region of the St. Johns River experiencing record-setting flooding.[1]
- August 21, 1955- Tropical Storm Brenda strikes southeastern Louisiana, with its outer rainbands dropping precipitation along the western Florida Panhandle.[5]
- July 6, 1956- A tropical depression moves ashore near Pensacola, resulting in light damage and moderate precipitation.[6]
- September 24, 1956- Hurricane Flossy hits near Destin as a minimal hurricane, resulting in gusty winds and high tides reaching 7.4 feet. The storm causes light damage[6] and 4 indirect deaths in near Tallahassee from an airplane crash during an evacuation.[7]
- October 15, 1956- A quasi-tropical storm makes landfall near Miami and drops moderate to heavy rainfall. The storm causes $3 million in damage (1956 USD) and 2 deaths from drowning.[6]
- November, 1956- Rough surf from Hurricane Greta causes about $1.1 million in damage (1956 USD) along the eastern coastline, primarily near Jacksonville.[6]
- June 8, 1957- The first storm of the season hits near Tallahassee, dropping heavy rainfall of over over 19 inches in Suwannee County which forces hundreds of families to evacuate. Offshore, rough waves capsize a boat and kill 5, while onshore damage amounts to $52,000 (1957 USD).[8]
- September 8, 1957- Tropical Storm Debbie moves ashore along the Florida Panhandle, causing flooding, rainfall, and four indirect deaths.[8]
- September 4, 1958- Tropical Storm Ella emerges into the Gulf of Mexico after crossing Cuba, with its outer rainbands producing gale force wind gusts in the Florida Keys. The winds uproots a few trees, though damage is minor.[9]
- June 18, 1959- An unnamed tropical depression hits near Tampa Bay and spawns at least two tornadoes, one of which causes heavy damage and many injuries in Miami. High tides and moderate rainfall caused damage, as well, and monetary damage across the state totals $1.5 million (1959 USD).[10]
- October 8, 1959- Tropical Storm Irene hits near Pensacola and causes a peak wind gust of 55 mph as well as a storm tide reaching 4.4 feet above normal. Damage is minor.[10]
- October 18, 1959- Tropical Storm Judith strikes near Fort Myers, producing light to moderate rainfall peaking at 7.9 inches in Miles City.[11] Damage from the storm is minor, with no deaths and only one injury attributed to Judith.[10]
[edit] 1960-1969
- July 29, 1960- Tropical Storm Brenda hits near Yankeetown, producing locally heavy rainfall which reaches over 13 inches near Tampa. The rainfall causes flooding and a few indirect traffic deaths, and damage in the state totals $5 million (1960 USD).[12]
- September 10, 1960- Hurricane Donna strikes near Cape Sable after crossing the Florida Keys, and after briefly moving emerging into the Gulf of Mexico makes its final landfall near Fort Myers. It leaves a path of destruction across the entire peninsula, including destroying 30% of the state's grapefruit crop and leveling over half of the mangrove trees in the Everglades.[12] The passage of the hurricane results in 2,156 destroyed homes, 3,903 severely damaged houses, and 281 boats destroyed or left with major damage.[13] Throughout the state, Donna causes over $300 million in damage (1960 USD) and 13 direct deaths.[12]
- September 15, 1960- Tropical Storm Ethel strikes Mississippi after rapidly weakening from a strong hurricane, and causes light winds and rainfall across western Florida. Damage totals about $250,000 (1960 USD), primarily from crop damage.[14]
- September 23, 1960- Tropical Depression Florence strikes near Chokoloskee, and after turning westward near Vero Beach emerges into the Gulf of Mexico before making a final landfall near Pensacola. The storm drops moderate amounts of rainfall, causing localized but minor amounts of damage.[12]
- September 11, 1961- Hurricane Carla strikes Texas, with its outer rainbands dropping light amounts of precipitation across Florida.[15]
- August 26, 1962- A tropical depression which later becomes Hurricane Alma brushes the southeastern portion of the state; its impact is unknown.[3]
- October, 1963- Rough surf from Hurricane Flora kills one in Miami.[16]
- October 21, 1963- Hurricane Ginny passes about 50 miles east of the state before turning northeastward, producing gusty winds, light rainfall, and minor damage.[17]
- June 6, 1964- A tropical depression hits near Yankeetown and exits near Jacksonville. The depression produces thunderstorm activity and hail storms across the northern portion of the state, causing about $1 million in damage (1964 USD).[18]
- August 27, 1964- Hurricane Cleo strikes near Miami with winds of about 105 mph, the first hurricane to hit the area in 14 years. Strong winds from the hurricane down many trees and power lines, with moderate to heavy building and crop damage reported near the coast. Rainfall reaches 6.8 inches in Miami, with storm tides peaking at 5.5 feet in Pompano Beach. Damage in the state amounts to $125 million (1964 USD); no deaths are reported in the state.[18]
- September 10, 1964- Hurricane Dora makes landfall as a weakening Category 2 hurricane near Jacksonville, the first hurricane in an extended period of time to strike the area. Dora produces moderate to heavy amounts of precipitation which peaks at 23.73 inches in Mayo, causing flooding damage and killing one from drowning. Wind gusts peak at 125 mph near Saint Augustine, causing massive utility failures and heavy damage to buildings. Two Navy personnel die when their evacuating plane crashed upon takeoff. Damage totaled about $220 million (1964 USD).[18]
- September 20, 1964- Hurricane Gladys produces rough surf along the eastern Florida coastline.[19]
- October 5, 1964- The extratropical remnant of Hurricane Hilda enters the Florida Panhandle, dropping moderately heavy rainfall and producing high tides.[18] One person drowns while surfing near Pensacola.[20]
- October 14, 1964- Hurricane Isbell makes landfall near Everglades and drops moderate amounts of precipitation peaking at 9.46 inches in West Palm Beach.[11] The hurricane spawns at least 11 tornadoes and injured at least 50, mostly minor. Throughout the state, the hurricane kills 3, of which 1 indirectly, and causes over $5 million in crop damage.[18]
- June 15, 1965- An unnamed tropical storm hits near Panama City, producing high tides and moderate rainfall peaking at 5.99 inches in Tallahassee. Damage from the storm is minor, and no deaths or injuries are reported.[21]
- September 8, 1965- Hurricane Betsy passes through the Florida Keys as a major hurricane, producing moderate rainfall reaching 11.8 inches at Plantation Key and wind gusts reaching an estimated peak of 160 mph in North Key Largo. The rainfall provided relief to a water shortage in the Everglades, while strong waves and high tides causes considerable flooding in coastal and low-lying areas in the southeastern portion of the state. The passage of Betsy results in 4 deaths and $139.3 million in damage (1965 USD) in the state.[22]
- September 30, 1965- Tropical Storm Debbie dissipates off of the coast of Mississippi and drops 3 to 5 inches of precipitation across the northern region of the state.[22]
- June 9, 1966- Hurricane Alma makes landfall near Apalachicola as a Category Two hurricane after paralleling the western coastline as a major hurricane. Rainfall peaked at 7.7 inches in Miami, while tides reached 10 feet above normal. Alma caused $10 million in damage (1966 USD), 2 direct deaths from drowning, and 4 indirect deaths.[23]
- June 30, 1966- A tropical depression hits Cross Key, producing two tornadoes, one of which destroyed two aircraft at Palm Beach International Airport, and moderate rainfall totaling nearly 10 inches at Everglades City and Jacksonville. Roadway damage in Jacksonville from the depression totals $50,000 (1966 USD).[23]
- July 24, 1966- The precursor tropical low to a tropical depression crosses the northern portion of the state; its effects are minimal.[23]
- October 4, 1966- Hurricane Inez passes through the Florida Keys, resulting in 3 deaths and $5 million in damage.[23] Rainfall in the state peaks at 4.8 inches at Kendall,[11] while offshore the hurricane results in 45 casualties in the Florida Straits.[23]
- June 4, 1968- Tropical Storm Abby moves ashore near Punta Gorda, spawning 3 small tornadoes and producing up to 14.2 inches of precipitation at Cocoa. The rainfall is beneficial and ends a severe, persistent drought in the state. Damage amounts to $250,000 (1968 USD), and the storm causes six indirect deaths in the state.[24]
- June 18, 1968- The precursor tropical depression to Hurricane Brenda passes across the eastern portion of the state, dropping moderate precipitation peaking at 8.61 inches in Homestead. No damage is reported.[11][24]
- July 5, 1968- A tropical depression strikes the Florida Panhandle and quickly dissipates, though its impact is unknown.[25]
- August 10, 1968- The precursor tropical depression to Hurricane Dolly moves through the eastern portion of the state, producing gusty winds though no known damage.[24]
- August 28, 1968- A tropical depression stalls along the western coastline near Tampa before turning to the northeast and crossing the state.[25] It drops heavy rainfall, including 15 inches in Jacksonville, resulting in extensive localized flooding. The depression also spawns a tornado near Daytona Beach which destroys a motel and several houses.[24]
- September 26, 1968- A tropical depression crosses the southern portion of the state, though its impact is unknown.[25]
- October 19, 1968- Hurricane Gladys makes landfall just north of Tampa Bay, producing moderate rainfall and two tornadoes while crossing the state. Damage totals $6.7 million (1968 USD), primarily due to structural damage.[24]
- June 9, 1969- A tropical depression dissipates shortly after passing through the Florida Keys. Its effects are unknown.[26]
- August 18, 1969- Hurricane Camille strikes southern Mississippi as a Category 5 hurricane, with its large wind field producing a 71 mph wind gust and 3.55 inches of rain in Pensacola.[27] The hurricane results in $300,000 in damage in the state (1969 USD), which includes a damaged fish house and car from a funnel cloud in Escambia County[28] as well as minor crop damage to pecan trees and corn stalks.[29]
- August 29, 1969- A tropical depression makes landfall on the east-central portion of the state, though its impact is unknown.[26]
- September 7, 1969- The precursor tropical depression to Hurricane Gerda passes over the southeastern portion of the state before turning to the northeast. Its effects in the state, if any, are unknown.[27]
- September 21, 1969- A tropical depression moves ashore along the western Florida Panhandle, though its effects, if any, are unknown.[26]
- October 1, 1969- Subtropical Depression One hits the western Florida Panhandle. It effects, if any, are unknown.[45]
- October 2, 1969- Tropical Storm Jenny makes landfall near Fort Myers, crosses the state, and approaches the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Canaveral before turning to the west-southwest and exiting into the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa. The storm produces heavy rainfall of 5 to 8 inches across the central region of the state.[27]
- October 21, 1969- Hurricane Laurie attains a peak strength of 105 mph while moving eastward in the Gulf of Mexico. Its threat prompts officials to issue a gale warning from the Florida Keys to Fort Myers, though Laurie turns to the southwest and does not impact the state.[27]
[edit] 1970-1974
- May 25, 1970- Tropical Depression Alma makes landfall near Yankeetown, producing moderate rainfall of 5 to 10 inches which ended a persistent drought in the southern portion of the state.[30]
- July 22, 1970- Tropical Storm Becky hits Apachicola, producing moderate rainfall peaking at over 8 inches in Tallahassee which floods 104 houses and injures two. The storm also spawns a tornado which destroys a house and severely damages three others in Panacea.[31]
- August 6, 1970- A tropical depression moves ashore near Cape Canaveral, though its effects, if any, are unknown.[32]
- September 13, 1970- The precursor tropical depression to Tropical Storm Felice passes through the Florida Keys, dropping beneficial rainfall to the southern portion of the state.[33]
- September 27, 1970- Tropical Storm Greta passes through the Florida Keys as a weakening tropical cyclone, producing tropical storm force wind gusts but no reported damage.[33]
- August 10, 1971- A tropical depression which later becomes Hurricane Beth forms near Miami and subsequently tracks northeastward. Its effects in the state, if any, are unknown.[34]
- August 13, 1971- A tropical depression strikes Fort Myers, turns to the northwest into the Gulf of Mexico, intensifies as it turned to the northeast, and moves ashore near Steinhatchee. The depression produces hurricane force wind gusts at Cedar Key and drops rainfall of over 8 inches, resulting in some coastal flooding.[34]
- August 29, 1971- A tropical depression moves across the southern portion of the state, though its effects are unknown.[34]
- September 1, 1971- The mid-level precursor disturbance to Hurricane Fern moves across the central portion of the state, dropping moderate precipitation which reaches over 5 inches near Miami.[35]
- September 16, 1971- Hurricane Edith hits southern Louisiana, producing light rainfall and a tornado near Pensacola.[34]
- October 13, 1971- A tropical depression moves ashore near Apalachicola, though its effects are unknown.[34]
- May 28, 1972- Subtropical Storm Alpha makes landfall near Brunswick, Georgia and turns southwestward across northern Florida, dropping light rainfall across its path but causing no damage.[36]
- June 19, 1972- Hurricane Agnes strikes Panama City with minimal hurricane force winds and a storm surge peaking at 7 feet in Cedar Key. Agnes produces moderate rainfall throughout the state, amounting to a maximum of 8.97 inches in Naples.[37] The hurricane spawns 28 tornadoes in the state which kill seven people and destroy 15 houses and 217 trailers.[38] Throughout the state, Agnes causes $8.2 million in damage (1972 USD) and nine deaths.[39]
- September 5, 1972- The tropical depression that later becomes Tropical Storm Dawn briefly passes over southeastern Florida before turning northeastward.[37]
- June 7, 1973- A tropical depression develops over the southeastern portion of the state, and briefly enters the Gulf of Mexico before hitting St. Marks. Its effects are unknown.[40]
- June 23, 1973- An area of disturbed weather forms into a tropical depression over the northern portion of the state and subsequently tracks to the northeast.[40]
- September 3, 1973- A tropical depression intensifies into Tropical Storm Delia over the open Gulf of Mexico, producing light rain across Florida before striking Texas.[41]
- September 25, 1973- Jacksonville is struck by a tropical depression, though its effects, if any, are unknown.[40]
- June 25, 1974- Subtropical Storm One strikes Tampa and produces slightly above normal tides and heavy rainfall reaching 20 inches near Tampa Bay. The passage of the subtropical storm causes three fatalities from drowning and $10 million in damage (1974 USD) from tidal and rainfall flooding.[42]
- September 8, 1974- Hurricane Carmen makes landfall on southern Louisiana, with its outer rainbands producing precipitation across the state that reaches over 10 inches in the extreme northwestern portion of the state.[43]
- September 27, 1974- A tropical depression dissipates shortly after moving ashore near Cedar Key and causes no known effects.[44]
- October 7, 1974- Subtropical Storm Four passes just offshore the eastern coastline and produces some beach erosion and localized flooding from rainfall peaking at 14 inches in Boca Raton. Damage totals to less than $1 million (1974 USD).[42]
[edit] See also
- List of Florida hurricanes
- List of Florida hurricanes (pre-1900)
- List of Florida hurricanes (1900-1949)
- List of Florida hurricanes (1975-1999)
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