Florida Hurricanes - Use ClearGuard Panels and "See The Difference"!

1906
The worst hurricane in 170 years kills at least 34 people in the Pensacola area. Eye passes over Miami. 100 railroad workers, killed in the Keys, in the second storm of 1906.

1909
Major hurricane crosses middle and upper Keys. Damage from Miami to Key West.

1910
Another hurricane hits lower Keys damaging the Seven Mile Bridge and causing major damage at Key West

1919
Yet another severe storm in Key West causes widespread damage.

1921
The last major hurricane to hit Tampa and Florida central/west coast causes over a million dollars in damage. Storm passes across the state and exits at Jacksonville

1926
Eye passes over Miami. Wind gusts estimated to 150 mph. Most buildings in Dade and Broward Counties damaged or destroyed. Major flooding of all coastal sections, downtown Miami and downtown Ft. Lauderdale

1928
Eye moves ashore near Palm Beach causing widespread destruction. Nearly 2,000 people die when dikes break on Lake Okeechobee, causing massive flooding.

1935
Strongest storm ever to hit US. Winds estimated up to 250 mph kill hundreds of World War 1 veterans sent to Keys to build Overseas Highway. Small but intense storm causes significant damage. Eye is over Miami for 1 hour 5 minutes.

1945
Richmond Naval Air Station in South Dade is destroyed by huge fire. Major damage in Homestead.

1947
Two storms in three weeks bring widespread flooding to western sections of Dade and Broward Counties. Miami International Airport is under water.

1948
Two hurricanes in two weeks move through the Keys and extreme South Florida, winds reported as high as 122 mph at Key West in second storm.

1949
Major hurricane passes from Palm Beach to Lake Okeechobee. 153 mph gusts at Jupiter. Lake levees built after 1928 disaster hold this time. Storm felt along central and southeast coast.

1950
Hurricane "King" passes over Miami. Winds gust to 122 mph.

1960
Hurricane "Donna" with 150 mph winds causes major damage in the Keys

1964
Hurricane "Cleo" passes directly over parts of Miami of Ft. Lauderdale. Winds estimated at 110 mph cause $125 million in damage in Dade County.

1964
Hurricane "Dora" moves ashore near St. Augustine with 125 mph winds. This is the only hurricane known to hit NE Florida with full force

1965
Hurricane "Betsy" hits upper Keys with 140 mph winds. Major storm surge damage felt along Dade coast

1975
Hurricane "Eloise" destroys or severely damages much of the beach front property between Ft. Walton Beach and Panama City.

1979
Hurricane "David" provides the only major scare for South Florida since 1965. The eye comes ashore just north of Palm Beach causing $95 Million in damage.

1992
Hurricane "Andrew" gains notoriety as the most costly natural disaster to hit a US city in modern times, causing $30 billion in damage.

1999
Floyd approached the coast at 150 mph, only to veer away north and scare the rest of the eastern seaboard.
A late storm named Irene intensified from out of nowhere and cut across Southern Florida. Her winds approached 100mph and damage was mostly due to widespread flooding.

2000
No significant activity in Florida.

2004
Very active Hurricane Season with 16 named storms. Florida was the hardest hit with storms such as Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.

2005
Record breaking year. Surpassed all prior Seasons in history. 31 named storms that required use of the Greek alphabet. Memorable names such as Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.

2007
We had a named storm in May and then another on opening day of Hurricane Season - June 1st.

2008
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