| TROPICAL CYCLONES AFFECTING THE MELBOURNE - TITUSVILLE AREA
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INTENSITY
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HIGH
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PEAK
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NAME
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IN MLB AREA
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STORM PATH IN FLORIDA
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WIND
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GUST
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COMMENTS
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| 9/11/1852
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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St Petersberg-Lakeland-Titusville
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40mph
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| 9/7/1854
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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65ene Cocoa Beach as a Cat III
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50
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60
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| 9/14/1858
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Venice-Bartow-15n Titusville
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40
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| 11/1/1861
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(None)
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Strong Tropical Storm
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Bonita Beach-Lake Placid-Rockledge
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55
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70
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Storm passed 10nw of Melbourne.
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| 8/17/1871
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat I
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30e Melbourne as a weak Cat III
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75
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95
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First recorded hurricane in the Melbourne area.
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| 8/25/1871
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat I
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Vero Beach-10w Melbourne-Orlando-Ocala
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90
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115
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Cat II at Vero Beach. Second hurricane in 8 days.
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| 10/6/1873
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat I
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Captiva Island - Grant
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95
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115
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Cat III at Captiva. Storm moved northeast at 30mph.
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| 10/20/1876
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat I
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10se Goodland-Ft Pierce-30se Melbourne
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75
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95
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Cat II at Goodland. Storm maintained hurricane intensity as it crossed the state.
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| 9/11/1878
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(None)
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Strong Tropical Storm
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Highland Point-Melbourne-15e Titusville
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65
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80
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Passed directly over Melbourne moving from south to north.
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| 8/29/1880
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat II
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Direct hit from east at Cocoa Beach
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105
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135
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Strongest hurricane of record in this area. Movement was from ESE to WNW.
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| 8/24/1885
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(None)
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Strong Tropical Storm
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20e Melbourne
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70
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95
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Storm surge completely flooded Barrier Island.
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| 8/20/1887
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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65 miles east of Melbourne
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50
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65
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Strong Cat III 65 miles offshore moving to the NNW
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| 10/29/1887
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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20se Sarasota-Avon Park-Palm Bay
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40
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| 10/5/1889
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Jupiter to 50 east of Melbourne
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40
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| 10/7/1891
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Everglades City-Vero-30se Melbourne
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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
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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15s Sarasota-Orlando-15se Daytona
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40
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The second storm - Gulf origin.
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| 10/25/1892
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Tampa Bay to Melbourne
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45
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55
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| 8/27/1893
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat I
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45ne Patrick AFB
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75
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100
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| 10/12/1893
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(None)
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Strong Tropical Storm
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45ne Patrick AFB
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65
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80
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| 9/25/1894
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(None)
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Strong Tropical Storm
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Ft Myers-Orlando-15n Daytona Beach
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60
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80
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| 10/9/1896
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat I
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Ft Myers to 15s Melbourne
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75
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100
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| 8/2/1898
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Jupiter to 50s Melbourne to Tampa
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50
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60
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Intensified to a minimal hurricane while over land!
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| 10/11/1898
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Fort Myers to Palm Bay
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45
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55
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| 8/13/1899
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat I
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10e Patrick AFB
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80
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105
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| 9/11-12/03
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Jupiter-80ssw Melbourne-Apalachicola
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45
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55
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Eye passed over Nassau with gusts over 100mph.
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| 6/17/1906
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Marathon - Jupiter - 50se Melbourne
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50
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65
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| 8/30/1909
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Melbourne to Daytona Beach
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40
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Center passed overhead Patrick.
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| 9/26/1909
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Fort Myers to Melbourne
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40
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| 10/18/2010
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Naples-Lakeland-Ocala-Jacksonville
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40
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Cat III at Naples; Cat I at Lakeland.
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| 8/1/1915
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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30ne Patrick to Daytona Beach
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40
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| 9/13/1916
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Titusville-Gainesville-Tallahassee
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40
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| 10/26/1921
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(None)
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Strong Tropical Storm
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Tampa to Orlando to 25nnw Titusville
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65
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80
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| 12/1/1925
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(None)
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Strong Tropical Storm
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Sarasota-40nw Melbourne-15n Titusville
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55
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70
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One day after the so-called end of the Tropical Cyclone season.
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| 7/27/1926
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat I
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Patrick AFB to Daytona Beach
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85
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110
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Strong Cat I storm with landfall directly over Patrick. Huge waves on Indian River.
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| 8/8/1928
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat I
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Vero-10sw Melbourne-10sw Orlando
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75
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100
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Landfall at Vero Beach as a Cat II hurricane.
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| 9/17/1928
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat II
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Jupiter-30sw Melbourne-30sw Orlando
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100
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125
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Second hurricane within 6 weeks. Landfall as a Cat IV storm (pressure: 27.43).
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| 7/30/1933
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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20s Vero Beach to Sarasota
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45
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60
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| 9/4/1933
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat I
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Jupiter - Avon Park - Tallahassee
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75
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95
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Ditto 1928. Cat IV at Jupiter; Cat III at Avon Park.
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| 5/28/1934
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Ft Myers to Stuart to 30e Melbourne
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40
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| 8/30/1937
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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10n Titusville - Ocala - Tallahassee
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40
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| 8/13/1939
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(None)
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Strong Tropical Storm
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Ft Pierce-25s Melbourne-30n Tampa
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60
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75
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| 10/19/1944
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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20nw Ft Myers-Lakeland-Jacksonville
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50
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65
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Wind gust to 163mph at Sarasota.
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| 9/16/1945
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(None)
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Strong Tropical Storm
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Homestead-30w Orlando-Jacksonville
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60
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75
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Winds 95mph with gusts @120mph in Orlando. Gust to 196mph at Homestead.
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| 9/17/1947
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat I
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Palm Beach to Naples
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75
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90
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A large storm - passed @120 miles south. Gust to 155mph at Pompano Beach.
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| 9/22/1948
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Everglades City-Jupiter-70se Melbourne
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45
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55
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Gust to 122mph in Everglades City.
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| 8/27/1949
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(None)
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Hurricane - Cat I
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Jupiter to 45sw Melbourne to Lakeland
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75
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100
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Gust to 153mph at Jupiter. Storm surge of 24 feet at Belle Glade.
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| 9/6/1950
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Easy
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Tropical Storm
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25n Tampa-60nw Melbourne-Daytona
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40
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The first 'named' storm to affect the Melbourne area was indeed easy.
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| 10/18/1950
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King
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Strong Tropical Storm
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Miami-35w Melb-Orlando-Gainesville
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55
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70
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Wind hit 75 with gusts to 100 in Orlando. Gusts to 150mph in Miami.
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| 10/2/1951
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How
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Tropical Storm
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10n Ft Myers-10s Vero-40se Melbourne
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50
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65
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| 10/10/1953
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Hazel
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Strong Tropical Storm
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25nw Fort Myers to 10se Melbourne
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55
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75
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| 9/11/1960
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Donna
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Hurricane - Cat I
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Naples to Ft Myers to Daytona Beach
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75
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100
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Wind in Keys from 180-200mph; Naples gust @150mph; Daytona gust 99mph.
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| 8/27-28/64
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Cleo
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Strong Tropical Storm
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Ft Lauderdale-10w Melbourne-DeLand
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70
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90
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Ft Lauderdale gust to 138mph
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| 10/14/1964
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Isbell
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Tropical Storm
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Everglade City-Jupiter-75se Melbourne
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50
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65
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Ft Lauderdale gust to 120mph. Cat III across entire southern peninsula.
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| 9/8/1965
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Betsy
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Tropical Storm
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Nassau to Key Largo to Cape Sable
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50
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60
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Hugh storm passed 200 miles to south of Melbourne with a 40 mile wide eye.
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| 6/4-5/68
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Abby
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Tropical Storm
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20nw Ft Myers-Avon Park-Melbourne
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50
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65
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Storm stalled vicinity Melbourne - wind at 50mph or more for over 24 hours.
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| 6/25/1974
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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Tampa to Daytona Beach
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45
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55
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| 10/7/1974
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(None)
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Tropical Storm
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40e Melbourne
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40
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In the 70's some early or late season storms were not named (reasons unknown)
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| 8/19/1976
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Dottie
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Tropical Storm
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Ft Lauderdale to 40e Melbourne
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40
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| 9/3/1979
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David
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Hurricane - Cat II
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Jupiter-Vero-Patrick-Titusville
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100
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125
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Eye passage along the coast from Vero to the Cape.
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| 8/18/1981
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Dennis
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Tropical Storm
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Naples-10w Melbourne-Daytona Beach
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40
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| 8/25/1983
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Barry
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Tropical Storm
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Palm Bay to Tampa
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40
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| 9/27/1984
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Isidore
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Tropical Storm
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Jupiter-40sw Melbourne-30n Tampa
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40
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| 7/23/1985
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Bob
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Tropical Storm
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Ft Myers-Vero-10e Melb-30e Daytona
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50
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65
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| 8/28/1988
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Chris
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Tropical Storm
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30e Vero-30e Patrick-40e Daytona Bch
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40
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| 11/23/1988
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Keith
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Tropical Storm
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Sarasota to Avon Park to Patrick AFB
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40
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| 11/16/1994
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Gordon
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Tropical Storm
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Fort Myers to Sebastian
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40
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| 8/2/1995
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Erin
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Hurricane - Cat I
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10n Vero-10sw Melbourne-20s Orlando
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75
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100
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10"of rain. First hurricane since David. Gusts to 100mph in W. Melbourne(eyewall)
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| 9/15/1999
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Floyd
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Tropical Storm
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110 miles east of Melbourne as a Cat IV
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50
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65
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| 10/16/1999
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Irene
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Strong Tropical Storm
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Everglades City-Jupiter-25e Melbourne
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60
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80
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Wind gust to 93mph at Patrick AFB. Gust 77mph at Melbourne Airport and Cape.
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Sustained wind of 45mph once every 3 years
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Compiled by Ed Dunham
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Sustained wind of 60mph once every 6 years
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Melbourne, Florida
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Sustained wind of 75mph once every 9 years
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5/18/2002
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Sustained wind of 90mph once every 30 yrs
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