Opal was similar to Michael track and until Michael was the only major October hurricane to hit the panhandle in the 20th Century was one that many won’t forget. HURRICANE OPAL Oct 4th 1995 Landfall Pensacola Beach It also left 3.2 million customers without electricity in southern Florida Wilma would claim 62 lives and cause $27.4 billion in damage, with $19 billion of that in the U.S. Instead, it retained most of its strength and surprised Fort Lauderdale and Broward County with its punch as a strong Cat 2 hurricane. It made landfall in Cape Romano in southwest Florida as a Category 3 storm with 130 mph winds, and it was expected to weaken considerably as is moved east across the Everglades. Fortunately it weakened to “just” 150 mph when it crossed Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula before heading into the Gulf of Mexico. Wilma was a powerful Category 5 storm that packed maximum sustained winds of an astonishing 185 mph. HURRICANE WILMA Oct 24th 2005 cat 3 Landfall Cape Romano Here’s a look at the major hurricanes to hit Florida in October. Between 19, Florida was hit by six major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher) and south Florida was hit by five of them. Since the hurricane tracks tend to shift farther south in October, south Florida is at greater risk. “Nearly 90 percent of major hurricanes to hit the U.S. at least in the last century and this one - making Michael’s forecast track a bit unusual. Most of the major Hurricane’s that have hit Florida in October have hit the southern part of the state and not the northern part. At least nine major hurricanes - those defined as being Category 3 or greater with sustained wind speeds of 111 mph or higher - have made landfall in Florida in October since 1873. As we wait the finial death toll and the money cost that will run into the hundreds of millions if not over a billion dollars our prayers go out to all of those that have suffered the loss and hope we never have to to thru what they have gone through That said this week we will look at the past major hurricanes that have hit Florida in October.Īt a time when the peak of the hurricane season has passed, Florida’s October storms have been cruel reminders that Mother Nature doesn’t follow a calendar. Hurricane Michael was not only the strongest storm to hit the Florida Panhandle it was the strongest storm to hit Florida in October and one of the strongest at land fall in US history.
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