2004 Florida Hurricanes
Other Florida Hurricanes
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1995 Hurricane Opalcaused extensive storm surge damage to the coastal areas near Pensacola Beach
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1994 Hurricane Gordon"extensive agricultural damage in south Florida"
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1992 Hurricane Andrew"an estimated $26 billion damage in the United States making it the most expensive natural disaster in United States history"
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1972 Hurricane Agnes"produced the most tornadoes, the most F2 and greater tornadoes, and the most death/injury producing tornadoes of any outbreak in Florida history"
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1965 Hurricane Betsy4 Florida deaths; >$100 million damage
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1960 Hurricane Donna"the first major hurricane in Florida since the Miami storm of October 1950"
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1935 Florida Keys Labor Day Hurricane"An American Red Cross report lists the death toll at 408, the majority of which were veterans working on a construction project for the Works Progress Administration."
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1928 Okeechobee Hurricane"the second worst natural disaster as far as number of people killed in U.S. history"
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1926 Great Miami Hurricane"the Red Cross reported that 372 persons had died in the storm and over 6,000 persons were injured. Damages in 1926 dollars were estimated at $105 million, which would be more than $100 billion in today's dollars"
Books & Videos
Search the UCF Library catalog for:
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Florida Hurricanes & Tropical Storms, 1871-2001Call Number: Reference QC 945.W55 2002 -
Florida Hurricanes & Tropical Storms, 1871-1993: An Historical SurveyCall Number: Florida Documents UF.L3:S 33/71also available in the General Collection
QC 845.D64 1994 -
Florida's Hurricane HistoryCall Number: General Collection QC 945.B35 1998
Florida Hurricane Paths, August-September, 2004
Montage of Six Hurricanes in 2004
montage created at the Space Science & Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison