History says odds are against a Category 5 hurricane hitting Florida. What to know. The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season is underway as of June 1. ... Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

Great Labor Day Hurricane (1935) -- The country's first Category 5 storm of the 20th century, the Great Labor Day Hurricane killed over 400 people in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

Do you remember where you were when Hurricane Andrew hit? August 24, 2024 marks 32 years since its historical and deadly devastation. The Bahamas and Louisiana felt it, but South Florida took a ...

Hurricane Andrew struck Dade County, Florida as a Category 5 storm, with a central pressure of 922 millibars, the third lowest in the 20th century. At the time, Hurricane Andrew was the costliest ...

As Hurricane Milton neared Florida’s west coast on Wednesday, southeast Florida felt mostly removed from the pending destruction. But the region was caught off guard by many powerful tornadoes.

To this day, the Florida Keys hurricane is one of the deadliest hurricanes in recorded history. The Great Miami Hurricane struck in 1926. ... Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992.

A little over 30 years ago, Hurricane Andrew came ashore over South Florida, destroying everything in its path. I owe my life to the safe room my family had prepared.

Overall, Florida has gone through some incredibly rough periods for hurricane landfalls, like the mid/late 40s, late 50s/early 60s, mid 2000s, and late 2010s/early 2020s, but mixed in with much ...

Andrew was the costliest hurricane in Florida’s history until Hurricane Irma passed it 25 years later, according to the National Hurricane Center, Irma caused around $77 billion dollars in damages.

Overall, Florida has gone through some incredibly rough periods for hurricane landfalls, like the mid/late 40s, late 50s/early 60s, mid 2000s, and late 2010s/early 2020s, but mixed in with much ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, late Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm with winds of 120 mph. It had left more than 3 million people without power by Thursday ...

Andrew made landfall in Florida on Elliott Key, passing directly through Miami-Dade County, striking the cities of Cutler Bay and Homestead. Andrew stripped numerous homes of all but their ...