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The heart of hurricane season is about two weeks away yet we've already felt the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal earlier this month and for awhile Tropical Storm Dorian had us on edge.
It's widely known that we're one of the most storm-battered regions in the nation. But there are plenty of facts you may not be aware of.
Here are answers to questions you may have about South Florida's hurricane history, based on continuous records kept since 1851.
How many hurricanes have hit South Florida, including the Keys?
A total of 46, and of those 26 were Category 3 or higher. And those numbers might be low, said Jim Lushine, a weather history buff and retired National Weather Service meteorologist.
"Some hurricanes may have gone unreported during the 19th century, when?the population was?sparse," he said.?
The last hurricane to strike the region and the state was Wilma in October 2005.
What are the earliest/latest dates?a hurricane?has?affected South Florida?
The earliest was on June?17, 1906; the system angled northeast across the southern tip of the state as a Category 1. The latest was on Nov. 4, 1935, known as the Yankee Hurricane because after developing near Bermuda it approached South Florida from the northeast and struck Miami Beach.
What?are the earliest/latest dates a?major hurricane has struck here??
The earliest was on Aug 16 in both 1871 and 1888. In more recent times, Hurricane Andrew struck on Aug. 24 in 1992.?The latest was Category 3 Hurricane King, which struck the Keys and downtown Miami on Oct. 17, 1950, causing severe damage across the region. More recently, Hurricane Wilma hit southwest Florida as a Category 3 on Oct. 24, 2005, but weakened to Category 2 by the time it reached South Florida.
What?were the most/least number?in?one season to strike South Florida?
The most: In both 1935 and 1933, three hurricanes struck the region. Among the 1935 systems was the infamous Labor Day hurricane, one of only three Category 5 systems to strike the U.S. coast. It devastated the Middle Keys and caused damage as far north as Miami-Dade County.
Several years have seen two hurricanes have hit the region, with the most recent being 2005, when Katrina and Wilma struck South Florida. In 2004 Frances and Jeanne hit in nearly the same location, just north of Palm Beach County, three weeks apart. In 1948, two major hurricanes hit the area two weeks apart.
The least:?In 125 of the past 161 years, South Florida saw no hurricanes.
Which were the most/least deadliest?
The 1928 Lake Okeechobee hurricane was by far the deadliest, killing at least 2,500, mostly as a result of flooding.
"This was one of?greatest losses of life in any U.S. natural disaster, including?earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, floods and heat waves," Lushine said.
In terms of a South Florida metro area,?the 1926 Great Miami Hurricane left 220 dead, and killed 150?more near Lake Okeechobee.
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