List of Florida hurricanes (2000–present)

Hurricane Charley hitting Florida near Port Charlotte as a Category 4 hurricane, the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Hurricane Andrew

The list of Florida hurricanes from 2000 to the present has been marked by several devastating North Atlantic hurricanes; as of 2013, 63 tropical or subtropical cyclones have affected the U.S. state of Florida. Collectively, cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in more than $64 billion in damage (2008 USD). Additionally, tropical cyclones in Florida were responsible for 89 direct fatalities and at least 91 indirect casualties during the period. Eight cyclones affected the state in both 2004 and 2005, which were the years with the most tropical cyclones affecting the state. Every year included at least one tropical cyclone affecting the state. During the 2004 season, more than one out of every five houses in the state received damage.^[1] After Wilma in 2005, it would be 11 years until another hurricane would strike the state.

The strongest hurricane to hit the state during the time period was Hurricane Charley, which was the strongest hurricane to strike the United States since Hurricane Andrew. Additionally, Hurricanes Jeanne, Dennis, and Wilma made landfall on the state as major hurricanes.

2000

A forecast map of Hurricane Debby, projecting its landfall in Florida

• August 23, 2000 – The National Hurricane Center forecasts Hurricane Debby to pass through the Florida Keys as a Category 2 hurricane, with one computer model predicting a Category 4 hurricane in the area.^[2] This results in officials declaring a mandatory evacuation for all non-residents in the keys, causing a significant loss of tourism revenue for Monroe County. Debby dissipates before hitting the area, though its remnants produce heavy rainfall across southern Florida.^[3]
• September 9, 2000 – Moisture from Tropical Depression Nine produce light rainfall in the western Florida Panhandle.^[4]
• September 18, 2000 – Tropical Storm Gordon makes landfall on Cedar Key, dropping up to 9.48 inches (240 mm) of rainfall in Mayo.^[5] Hundreds of homes are damaged from floodwaters or fallen trees, and damage in the state amounts to at least $5.1 million (2000 USD, $6.4 million 2008 USD).^[6] A surfer drowns in rough seas near Pensacola.^[7]
• September 22, 2000 – Tropical Storm Helene hits near Pensacola, damaging hundreds of homes from floodwaters. Monetary damage totals over $1 million (2000 USD, $1.3 million 2008 USD).^[8]
• October 3, 2000 – The precursor disturbance to Tropical Storm Leslie produces 10—20 inches (255–510 mm) of rainfall across southeastern Florida, flooding about 93,000 houses. The flooding causes $950 million in damage (2000 USD, $1.2 billion 2008 USD),^[9] along with three indirect deaths.^[10]

2001

Flood damage from Tropical Storm Gabrielle

• June 12, 2001 – Subtropical Depression Allison moves through Alabama and Georgia, with its outer rainbands producing up to 10.1 inches (357 mm) of rain at the Tallahassee Regional Airport.^[11] The rainfall destroys 10 homes and damages 599 others,^[12] with monetary damage totaling $20 million (2001 USD, $24 million 2008 USD).^[11] Eight people die in the state,^[13] five of which due to rip currents.^[14]
• August 6, 2001 – After meandering for several days in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall at Santa Rosa Beach, producing heavy rainfall across much of Florida which peaks at 11.7 inches (297 mm) in Stuart.^[5] The storm kills two in the state and leaves $1.5 million in damage (2001 USD, $1.8 million 2008 USD).^[15][16]
• September 14, 2001 – Tropical Storm Gabrielle hits Venice, dropping moderate to heavy rainfall including a peak total of 15.1 inches (384 mm) in Parrish.^[5] The combination of flooding from rainfall and gusty winds causes $230 million in damage (2001 USD) and one direct death, and high waves from the storm indirectly kills a person in the Florida Keys.^[17]
• November 5, 2001 – Hurricane Michelle passes to the south of the state, dropping up to 4.99 inches (127 mm) of rainfall.^[5] The hurricane spawns two tornadoes, resulting in minor damage.^[18]

2002

Tropical Storm Edouard seen by Hurricane Hunters

• July 13, 2002 – The precursor disturbance to Tropical Storm Arthur moves across the Florida Panhandle and produces heavy amounts of precipitation peaking at 4.79 inches (122 mm) in two locations.^[5]
• August 4, 2002 – High surf from Tropical Storm Bertha kills one person at Perdido Key State Recreation Area.^[19]
• September 4, 2002 – Tropical Storm Edouard hits near Ormond Beach as a minimal tropical storm. While crossing the peninsula from east to west, the storm drops up to 7.64 inches (194 mm) of rain in DeSoto City, resulting in some flooding and minimal damage.^[5][20]
• September 14, 2002 – Tropical Storm Hanna strikes near the state border of Alabama and Mississippi and produces moderate precipitation across the state. Three people die in rip currents from the storm.^[21]
• September 26, 2002 – Tropical Storm Isidore hits southern Louisiana, though its large circulation drops rainfall across the state peaking at 9.1 inches (231 mm) in Pensacola.^[22] Tornadoes spawned by the storm damage multiple mobile homes, with monetary damage across the state totaling over $11 million (2002 USD, $13 million 2008 USD).^[23]
• October 3, 2002 – Hurricane Lili makes landfall on southern Louisiana, and drops 1.04 inches (26 mm) of rainfall in Pensacola.^[24]
• October 11, 2002 – Tropical Storm Kyle turns northward to the east of the state, producing up to 2.05 inches (52 mm) of precipitation in Fernandina Brach and a light storm surge.^[25]

2003

Tropical Storm Henri shortly before landfall

• April 20, 2003 – Swells from Tropical Storm Ana capsize a boat near Jupiter, killing two of the four passengers aboard.^[26]
• June 30, 2003 – Tropical Storm Bill hits southern Louisiana, producing over 7 inches (178 mm) of rainfall in portions of the western Florida Panhandle.^[27] At least 40 houses are damaged, totaling in over $1 million (2003 USD, $1.2 million 2008 USD) in damage,^[28] and rip currents from the storm kill two surfers in Panama City Beach.^[29]
• July 2003 – A man dies after suffering a heart attack while swimming in high surf caused by Hurricane Claudette.^[30]
• July 25, 2003 – Tropical Depression Seven forms to the east of the state and drops light precipitation.^[31]
• August 14, 2003 – The precursor disturbance to Hurricane Erika produces heavy amounts of precipitation across the state.^[32]
• August 30, 2003 – Moisture from Tropical Storm Grace drops about 1 inch (25 mm) of rain in the Florida Keys and over 3 inches (75 mm) in portions of northern Florida.^[33]
• September 6, 2003 – Tropical Depression Henri hits Clearwater, producing 9.09 inches (231 mm) in Hialeah^[5] which leads to minor flooding and damage; lightning caused by the storm injures a man in Lee County.^[34]
• September 13, 2003 – Rip currents produced by Hurricane Isabel kill a surfer in Nassau County.^[35]

2004

President George W. Bush, aboard Marine One, surveys hurricane damage from Hurricane Charley at a mobile home park in Fort Myers

• August 12, 2004 – Tropical Storm Bonnie moves ashore on Saint Vincent Island, producing light rainfall and minor damage along its path.^[36]
• August 13, 2004 – Hurricane Charley makes landfall on Cayo Costa with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and hours later hits the mainland portion of the state at Punta Gorda, becoming the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The winds damage or destroy thousands of homes, knock down tens of thousands of trees, and leave more than 2 million Floridians without power. Charley results in eight direct fatalities, 20 indirect casualties, and 792 reported injuries. Throughout the state, damage is estimated at $13.5 billion (2004 USD, $15.4 billion 2008 USD), at the time the second costliest hurricane in United States history; it has since dropped to fifth.^[5][37][38]
• September 5, 2004 – Hurricane Frances strikes the southern end of Hutchinson Island as a slow-moving Category 2 hurricane, producing heavy rainfall peaking at 15.84 inches (402 mm) at High Springs. The hurricane damages 15,000 homes and 2,400 businesses in Palm Beach County alone, with damage across the state totaling $8.32 billion (2004 USD, $9.5 billion 2008 USD). Hurricane Frances kills five people directly in the state and is indirectly responsible for 32 deaths.^[39]
• September 16, 2004 – Hurricane Ivan strikes Orange Beach, Alabama as a major hurricane, with its large and powerful circulation producing peak wind gusts of 107 mph (173 km/h) in Pensacola. The winds down more than 125,000 ft³ (3,540 m³) at a forest near Pensacola, while strong waves and a 10–15 foot (3—4.5 m) storm surge severely damages the Interstate 10 bridge in Pensacola. Throughout the state damage totals $8 billion (2004 USD, $9.1 billion 2008 USD), and 14 people die in the state from the hurricane. The remnants of Ivan later cross over the southern portion of the state on September 21 after looping southward, and ultimately reform in the Gulf of Mexico on September 23.^[40]
• September 25, 2004 – Hurricane Jeanne hits the southern portion of the state very near where Frances struck three weeks prior, producing moderate winds and rainfall reaching 11.97 inches (304 mm) at Kenansville. Jeanne produces hurricane-force winds across an area previously affected by one or two other hurricanes,^[41] causing about $3.5 billion in damage (2004 USD, $4 billion 2008 USD).^[42] The passage of Hurricane Jeanne results in three deaths; two due to winds and one from flooding.^[41]
• October 10, 2004 – Tropical Storm Matthew hits southern Louisiana, with its outer rainbands producing light rainfall across the western portion of Florida.^[43]

2005

A beachfront home in Navarre Beach, Florida largely destroyed by Hurricane Dennis

• June 11, 2005 – Tropical Storm Arlene strikes just west of Pensacola, bringing moderate precipitation throughout the state^[44] and causing breaches on barrier islands on the Florida Panhandle. Damage totals over $3.5 million (2005 USD, $4 million 2008 USD),^[45] and one person dies in Miami Beach from rip currents caused by the storm.^[44]
• July 6, 2005 – Hurricane Cindy hits south-central Louisiana, with its large circulation resulting in moderate beach erosion and fallen trees along the western Florida Panhandle; damage is minor.^[46]
• July 10, 2005 – Hurricane Dennis makes landfall just west of Navarre Beach as a major hurricane, producing moderate rainfall and 9 tornadoes throughout the state. 2 people drown in the Gulf of Mexico, and the hurricane was indirectly responsible for twelve other fatalities.^[47] Damage in the state totals about $1.5 billion (2005 USD, $1.65 billion 2008 USD).^[48]
• August 25, 2005 – Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near the Broward/Miami-Dade County border, producing gusty winds and heavy rainfall peaking at 16.33 inches (415 mm) in Perrine. Damage amounts to $523 million (2005 USD, $577 million 2008 USD) in the southern portion of the state, and twelve people die in southern Florida; three from drowning, three from falling trees, and six from indirect causes.^[49] Minor damage is reported along the Florida Panhandle from its landfall in Mississippi.^[50] Katrina was only a Category 1 at the time.
• September 12, 2005 – High surf from Hurricane Ophelia kills a surfer in Palm Beach County.^[51]
• September 20, 2005 – Hurricane Rita passes south of the Florida Keys, producing a 5 foot (1.5 m) storm surge which affects up to 200 residencies and severely injures a bicyclist.^[52]
• October 5, 2005 – Tropical Storm Tammy hits near Atlantic Beach, resulting in moderate rainfall and light damage.^[53]
• October 24, 2005 – Hurricane Wilma makes landfall near Cape Romano as a major hurricane, producing hurricane-force winds and moderate precipitation across much of southern portion of the state. The winds of the hurricane leave 98% of South Florida without power. The passage of Wilma results in hundreds of damaged or destroyed homes, with damage reaching $20.6 billion (2005 USD, $22.7 billion 2008 USD), the fourth costliest tropical cyclone in United States history. Five people die in the state as a result of the hurricane.^[54]

2006

Storm surge flooding from Tropical Storm Alberto at Horseshoe Beach, Florida.

• June 13, 2006 – Tropical Storm Alberto hits near Adams Beach, producing 4.51 inches (115 mm) of rainfall in Sarasota and a storm tide unofficially reaching 9 feet (2.7 m) in Dixie County. The passage of Alberto causes flood damage to dozens of homes.^[55]
• August 30, 2006 – Tropical Storm Ernesto strikes Plantation Key and a short while later on the southwest Florida coastline. The storm spawns two tornadoes in the state, while moderate rainfall peaking at 8.72 inches (221 mm) in South Golden Gate floods 13 houses in Palmdale.^[56]

2007

• May 9, 2007 – Subtropical Storm Andrea forms to the northeast of the state, and produces strong waves that cause severe beach erosion in some locations. Light rainfall, of up to 0.77 inches is reported in Jacksonville. Some coastal areas receive tropical storm force wind gusts.^[57]
• June 2, 2007 – Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall near Tampa Bay as a disorganized tropical cyclone, and drops moderate precipitation across the drought-ridden state that peaks at 6.99 inches (178 mm) in Palm Beach.^[58] The rainfall causes slick roads, leading to two indirect traffic casualties. Damage in the state is minor.^[59]
• August 23, 2007 – Rip currents from Hurricane Dean kill one person at Siesta Key.^[60]
• September 8, 2007 - Rough surf from Tropical Storm Gabrielle drowned one surfer and forced the rescue of 200 swimmers.^[61]
• September 13, 2007 – The remnants of Hurricane Humberto drop light rainfall on the western Florida Panhandle.^[62]

Beach erosion from Hurricane Noel

• September 22, 2007 – Tropical Depression Ten moves ashore near Fort Walton Beach and produces light to moderate rainfall,^[63][64] with its precursor system spawning a damaging tornado in Eustis.^[65]
• October 31, 2007 – The interaction between Hurricane Noel and a ridge to its north produces strong winds and high waves along the state's eastern coastline.^[66]
• December 13, 2007 – The remnants of Tropical Storm Olga drop moderate precipitation in the state.^[67]

2008

• July 16, 2008 – The precursor to Tropical Storm Cristobal drops moderate rainfall, causing minor street flooding and little damage.^[68]
• July 22, 2008 – Rip currents from Hurricane Dolly kill one person and injures four at beaches along the panhandle.^[69]
• August 18–23, 2008 – Tropical Storm Fay made a record four landfalls in Florida. Extreme flooding was reported in many counties in central Florida and the Florida panhandle. According to the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Report on Fay, five people were killed throughout the state.^[70]
• August 31 – September 1 – Hurricane Gustav brushed the Florida Keys before tracking into central Louisiana, producing six tornadoes, heavy rain up to 4.12 in (105 mm), and strong rip currents throughout the state. The outer rain bands produced three waterspouts in the Panhandle, each coming ashore near Valparaiso. Four people drowned as a result of the rip currents in southern Florida.^[71][72]
• September 2, 2008 – Rip currents from Hurricane Hanna are reported along the Southeast U.S. Coast. A 14-year-old boy drowned at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park near Hollywood, Florida as a result of the rip currents brought up by the distant Hanna.^[73] Two more deaths were reported off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida as they drowned in the high seas.^[74]

2009

Conditions at Pensacola Beach, Florida on November 9, 2009 during the passage of Ida

• August 16–18, 2009 – Tropical Storm Claudette hits Santa Rosa Island, killing two people.^[75][76] An EF-0 tornado spawned by the storm in Cape Coral, Florida damaged 11 homes, leaving $103,000 in damage.^[77]
• August 21–22, 2009 – Hurricane Bill produced waves between 5 and 6 ft (1.5 and 1.8 m) along the east coast of Florida, resulting in one fatality at New Smyrna Beach.^[78]
• November 9–11, 2009 – The extratropical remnants of Hurricane Ida brings rainfall, strong waves and power outages to the panhandle, leaving roughly $250,000 in losses.^[79][80]

2010

• June 30, 2010 – Tropical Storm Alex passes through the area affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, causing tarballs from the spill as large as apples to wash onshore portions of the panhandle^[81] from high storm tides created by the storm.^[82]
• July 23, 2010 – Tropical Storm Bonnie makes landfall near Cutler Bay, Florida as a minimal tropical storm, bringing light rainfall and winds to southern parts of the state.^[83]
• August 10, 2010 – Tropical Depression Five develops off the southwest coast, producing high surf that indirectly causes two drowning deaths along Anna Maria Island.^[84]
• September 2, 2010 – Hurricane Earl passes a couple of hundred miles offshore as a category four, bringing deadly rip currents and rough surf to the coastline, drowning one surfer in New Smyrna Beach.
• September 29, 2010 – Tropical Storm Nicole dissipates just as it bears down on the coastline, bringing a very brief period of heavy rainfall amounting up to 2 inches (51 mm).

2011

• July 17, 2011 – Tropical Storm Bret forms just off the East Coast, generating rough surf up to 7 feet (2.1 m) offshore as well as several rescues and minor injuries. Several waterspouts are also reported near the coast.
• August 25–26, 2011 – Hurricane Irene passes about 150–200 miles (240–320 km) to the east as a major hurricane generating rough surf up to 12 feet (3.7 m) offshore which kills two people off the East Coast injuring several others, on-and-off rainfall of up to 3 inches (76 mm) from its large circulation and gusts of up to 40 mph (65 km/h) which cause very minor wind damage and isolated power outages near the coast.
• September 3–5, 2011 – Tropical Storm Lee makes landfall in Central Louisiana and rides east through Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia with its large circulation dumping up to 7 inches (180 mm) of rainfall causing flash flooding, winds gusting up to 50 mph (75 km/h) and a few weak tornadoes as well in northwestern Florida. Some light damage such as downed tree limbs and scattered power outages were also reported. Rough surf was reported along much of the Gulf Coast from Pensacola to Fort Myers as well as a large chunk of the East Coast from Jacksonville down to the Vero Beach area.

2012

Flooding in Doral, Florida on May 22, 2012 from the precursor to Tropical Storm Beryl

• May 28-30 – Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall in Jacksonville Beach, Florida with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). However, as it went further inland, the storm weakened into a tropical depression, but still bringing heavy rain to Florida, the Alabama border, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The storm killed one person indirectly, due to a car accident.
• June 23–27 - Tropical Storm Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida with winds of around 40 mph. Record-breaking inland/river flooding had occurred throughout North Florida and the system's outer bands also helped spawn an unusually widespread tornado outbreak for South Florida. One tornado killed a woman in Lake Placid. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 feet fell in the Florida Panhandle, isolated amounts of up to around 29 inches was recorded in Wakulla County. A total of 7 deaths were confirmed in Florida with damage amounting up to $42.5 million USD 2012.
• August 25–29 - Hurricane Isaac passed just to the SW of Key West, Florida on August 25 with winds of up to 65 mph. It produced heavy rains in the southern peninsula.
• October 25–27 - Hurricane Sandy passed to the east of the state producing tropical storm force winds with heavy surf along the Atlantic coast and moderate rain in the peninsula.

2013

Flooding in northeastern Miami-Dade County, Florida

• June 5–6 - Tropical Storm Andrea, with sustained winds of 60 miles per hour, brought heavy rains and wind gusts up to 48 miles per hour in the central part of the state, including the Tampa and Miami areas.^[85] Andrea is believed to have produced at least one tornado in West Palm Beach.^[86]

2014

• July 2 - Hurricane Arthur passed just off the coast of Eastern Florida. Its outer rainbands caused strong straight line winds from thunderstorms, peaking at 83 mph, though these winds only caused $23,000 (2015 USD). About 2 inches of rain fell in the state as well. Strong rip currents and waves caused about a dozen swimmers to be rescued at Daytona Beach. Damage totaled to no more than $25,000 (2015 USD).

2015

• August 30–31 - Tropical Storm Erika threatens the eastern coast, as it was initially forecast to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, but instead was torn up by the mountains of Hispaniola. Its remnants passed towards the west coast and produced rain.
• October 1–2 - Hurricane Joaquin caused swells on the eastern coast as it nearly stalled in the eastern Bahamas.

2016

• June 6 - Tropical Storm Colin makes landfall in the big bend of Florida. Flooding and Tropical Storm Force Winds were felt across areas of North and Central Florida; South FL had some rain and breezy conditions for the most part. Tropical Storm Warnings were issued from the panhandle down to Fort Myers, FL on West Coast and from Jacksonville to Melbourne on East Coast of Florida. Colin was the earliest "C" Storm on record.
• September 1 - Hurricane Hermine makes landfall near the Big Bend area of Florida, making it the first hurricane landfall to the state since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Many counties received flooding up to nine feet due to river swelling.
• September 14 - Tropical Storm Julia is the only named storm on record to form over Florida. Parts of eastern Florida are drenched by almost a foot of rain.
• October 7 - Hurricane Matthew moves north along the east coast, causing high winds and heavy storm surge. Twelve people die in the state.

Monthly statistics

Deadly storms

The following is a list of hurricanes with known deaths in the state.

See also

• Atlantic hurricane

References