| TROPICAL CYCLONES AFFECTING THE MELBOURNE - TITUSVILLE AREA
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| INTENSITY
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| PEAK
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| DATE
| NAME
| IN MLB AREA
| STORM PATH IN FLORIDA
| WIND
| GUST
| COMMENTS
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| 9/11/1852
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| St Petersberg-Lakeland-Titusville
| 40mph
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| 9/7/1854
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| 65ene Cocoa Beach as a Cat III
| 50
| 60
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| 9/14/1858
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Venice-Bartow-15n Titusville
| 40
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| 11/1/1861
| (None)
| Strong Tropical Storm
| Bonita Beach-Lake Placid-Rockledge
| 55
| 70
| Storm passed 10nw of Melbourne.
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| 8/17/1871
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat I
| 30e Melbourne as a weak Cat III
| 75
| 95
| First recorded hurricane in the Melbourne area.
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| 8/25/1871
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat I
| Vero Beach-10w Melbourne-Orlando-Ocala
| 90
| 115
| Cat II at Vero Beach. Second hurricane in 8 days.
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| 10/6/1873
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat I
| Captiva Island - Grant
| 95
| 115
| Cat III at Captiva. Storm moved northeast at 30mph.
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| 10/20/1876
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat I
| 10se Goodland-Ft Pierce-30se Melbourne
| 75
| 95
| Cat II at Goodland. Storm maintained hurricane intensity as it crossed the state.
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| 9/11/1878
| (None)
| Strong Tropical Storm
| Highland Point-Melbourne-15e Titusville
| 65
| 80
| Passed directly over Melbourne moving from south to north.
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| 8/29/1880
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat II
| Direct hit from east at Cocoa Beach
| 105
| 135
| Strongest hurricane of record in this area. Movement was from ESE to WNW.
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| 8/24/1885
| (None)
| Strong Tropical Storm
| 20e Melbourne
| 70
| 95
| Storm surge completely flooded Barrier Island.
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| 8/20/1887
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| 65 miles east of Melbourne
| 50
| 65
| Strong Cat III 65 miles offshore moving to the NNW
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| 10/29/1887
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| 20se Sarasota-Avon Park-Palm Bay
| 40
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| 10/5/1889
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Jupiter to 50 east of Melbourne
| 40
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| 10/7/1891
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Everglades City-Vero-30se Melbourne
| 40
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| Unusual event of two storms within two days - Atlantic origin on this weak storm.
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| 10/9/1891
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| 15s Sarasota-Orlando-15se Daytona
| 40
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| The second storm - Gulf origin.
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| 10/25/1892
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Tampa Bay to Melbourne
| 45
| 55
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| 8/27/1893
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat I
| 45ne Patrick AFB
| 75
| 100
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| 10/12/1893
| (None)
| Strong Tropical Storm
| 45ne Patrick AFB
| 65
| 80
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| 9/25/1894
| (None)
| Strong Tropical Storm
| Ft Myers-Orlando-15n Daytona Beach
| 60
| 80
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| 10/9/1896
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat I
| Ft Myers to 15s Melbourne
| 75
| 100
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| 8/2/1898
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Jupiter to 50s Melbourne to Tampa
| 50
| 60
| Intensified to a minimal hurricane while over land!
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| 10/11/1898
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Fort Myers to Palm Bay
| 45
| 55
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| 8/13/1899
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat I
| 10e Patrick AFB
| 80
| 105
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| 9/11-12/03
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Jupiter-80ssw Melbourne-Apalachicola
| 45
| 55
| Eye passed over Nassau with gusts over 100mph.
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| 6/17/1906
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Marathon - Jupiter - 50se Melbourne
| 50
| 65
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| 8/30/1909
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Melbourne to Daytona Beach
| 40
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| Center passed overhead Patrick.
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| 9/26/1909
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Fort Myers to Melbourne
| 40
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| 10/18/2010
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Naples-Lakeland-Ocala-Jacksonville
| 40
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| Cat III at Naples; Cat I at Lakeland.
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| 8/1/1915
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| 30ne Patrick to Daytona Beach
| 40
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| 9/13/1916
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Titusville-Gainesville-Tallahassee
| 40
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| 10/26/1921
| (None)
| Strong Tropical Storm
| Tampa to Orlando to 25nnw Titusville
| 65
| 80
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| 12/1/1925
| (None)
| Strong Tropical Storm
| Sarasota-40nw Melbourne-15n Titusville
| 55
| 70
| One day after the so-called end of the Tropical Cyclone season.
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| 7/27/1926
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat I
| Patrick AFB to Daytona Beach
| 85
| 110
| Strong Cat I storm with landfall directly over Patrick. Huge waves on Indian River.
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| 8/8/1928
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat I
| Vero-10sw Melbourne-10sw Orlando
| 75
| 100
| Landfall at Vero Beach as a Cat II hurricane.
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| 9/17/1928
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat II
| Jupiter-30sw Melbourne-30sw Orlando
| 100
| 125
| Second hurricane within 6 weeks. Landfall as a Cat IV storm (pressure: 27.43).
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| 7/30/1933
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| 20s Vero Beach to Sarasota
| 45
| 60
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| 9/4/1933
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat I
| Jupiter - Avon Park - Tallahassee
| 75
| 95
| Ditto 1928. Cat IV at Jupiter; Cat III at Avon Park.
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| 5/28/1934
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Ft Myers to Stuart to 30e Melbourne
| 40
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| 8/30/1937
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| 10n Titusville - Ocala - Tallahassee
| 40
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| 8/13/1939
| (None)
| Strong Tropical Storm
| Ft Pierce-25s Melbourne-30n Tampa
| 60
| 75
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| 10/19/1944
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| 20nw Ft Myers-Lakeland-Jacksonville
| 50
| 65
| Wind gust to 163mph at Sarasota.
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| 9/16/1945
| (None)
| Strong Tropical Storm
| Homestead-30w Orlando-Jacksonville
| 60
| 75
| Winds 95mph with gusts @120mph in Orlando. Gust to 196mph at Homestead.
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| 9/17/1947
| (None)
| Hurricane - Cat I
| Palm Beach to Naples
| 75
| 90
| A large storm - passed @120 miles south. Gust to 155mph at Pompano Beach.
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| 9/22/1948
| (None)
| Tropical Storm
| Everglades City-Jupiter-70se Melbourne
| 45
| 55
| Gust to 122mph in Everglades City.
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| 8/27/1949
| (None)
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