(br)=brush (ts)=Tropical Storm
(bd)=Back Door,meaning coming from over land from opposite coast.Not all names
are noted,also storms before 1950 were not named.Not every stat on every storm
description is given. Years
within or near core 1871bdts,1871,1872tsbr,1874,1877ts,1879ts,1880tsbr,1880bd,1880,1882,1885ts,1886br,1886,1888,1888tsbd,1889tsbr,1893ts,1896m,1899ts,1900ts,1907tsbr,1909bdts,1919ts,1920ts, 1930ts,1932ts,1933bdts,1934tsbd,1935,1940ts,1941ts,1941br,1945,1947ts,1949bd,1950m,1950ts,1953tsbr,1960ts(hurdat),1968br,1976subtsbr,1985,1990ts,1995tsbr,1995tsbd,1996tsbr, 2000ts,2004tsbr,2004bdts,2006tsbr,2008tsbd,2012ts,2013ts,2016ts,2016br,2017bd,2018mbr,2020ts,2021ts,2022bdtsbr,2022bdts,2023brm,(2024br,2024mbr not in stats) 62
times in 152 yrs end of 2023
Names from list above Easy,Gladys,Brenda,Elena,Marco,Allison,Erin,Josephine,Gordon,Frances,Jeanne,Alberto,Fay,Debby,Andrea,Colin,Hermine,Irma,Michael,Eta,Elsa,Ian,Nicole,Idalia,Debby,Helene,
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=42, 67.74% H=20, 32.26%
Longest gap between storms 17 years 1950-1968
How often Cedar key gets
affected? brushed or hit every 2.45 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for at least a few hours) (13h)once every 11.69 years state stats
Average years between major hurricane hits.(2) once every 76 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 88mph
Statistically when Cedar key should be affected
next impacted in 2024
Last affected
by 2024 Sept 26th large major hurricane Helene brushes 56 miles to the N.W with 135mph winds while moving NNE.
Cedar key hurricane history 1871 sept 6th a 80mph cane hits from the SW 1874 sept 28th 80mph 1880 bd hurricane regains hurricane strength on aug 30th with 80mph winds moving WNW 1880 Oct 8th 80mph from the SW just south
1882 Oct 10th 80mph just north by 24 miles from the SSW.
1886 july 18th 75mph 1888 a hurricane kills 9 people here oct 10th with 95mph winds. 1896 sept 29th 10ft storm surge 100
killed,moving at 46mph. Tremendous destruction occurred in a 50 mile wide swath from Cedar Key to Savannah. Winds est near 125mph north of Cedar Key. Damage photo | Hit Map 1935 sept 4th (labor day keys hurricane)3 killed heavy coastal damage winds of 90mph worst flooding since 1896
1945 June 24th 90 mph from the SW moves in just south of here by 23 miles.
1949 Aug 27th 75 mph just east from the south (hurdat2)
1950 EASY sept 5th a storm surge of
5.1 ft with a cat 3 at low tide 38 inches of rain areaflooded for several weeks, 120mph winds(hurdat) 2/3rds of homes
destroyed press 28.30 many cars had strange spots on them as a result researches found low barometeric pressure caused air pockets under the paint which later dissapeared. weather map | hit map
1985 Hurricane Elena with 110 mph winds brushes by to the west by 45 miles while looping in the gulf causing some coastal flooding here. Hurricane force wind field affected area for several hours before turning away, Cedar Key,FL 3:30 pm 8/31 45 mph 60 mph S , Cedar Key, FL ___ Over the road debris Richard Horodner Cedar Key | newspaper article #1 | newspaper article #2
2017 Sept 11th,Hurricane Irma begins to weaken to tropical storm but still has 75mph while impacting the area. Area reported a 2.59 ft storm surge as Irma passed to the east. NHC report | Radar animation (Brian McNoldy)
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