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Tropical Cyclones of the 1800s

1830 – Hurricane impacted the Florida Keys on August 15th

1831 – Hurricane impacted the Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas on August 14th and 15th

1835 – Major hurricane passed near Key West on September 14th and 15th. First “documented” hurricane to strike Key West.

1841 – Hurricane passed just west of Key West on October 18th

1842 – Hurricane “Antje’s” moved across the Lower Keys on September 4th

1844 – Hurricane passed south of the Florida Keys on October 5th

1846 – Major hurricane passed just west of Key West on October 11th

1851 – Category 1 hurricane passed southwest of the Dry Tortugas on August 21st | Track | Storm Summary

1852 – Category 2 hurricane made landfall in the Dry Tortugas on August 22nd | Track | Storm Summary

1856 – Category 1 hurricane passed near the Dry Tortugas on August 8th | Track | Storm Summary

1856 – Category 1 hurricane south of the Lower Keys on August 27th | Track | Storm Summary

1860 – Category 2 hurricane passed near the Florida Keys on September 10th | Track | Storm Summary

1861 – Category 1 hurricane passed between Key West and Dry Tortugas on August 16th | Track | Storm Summary

1861 – Tropical storm passed near the Florida Keys on October 31st | Track | Storm Summary

1863 – Tropical storm passed just east of the Upper Keys on a northward track on September 16th | Track | Storm Summary

1865 – Category 2 hurricane made landfall in Boca Chica on October 23rd | Track | Storm Summary

1870 – Category 2 hurricane paralleled the Florida Keys while traveling over the Florida Straits on October 10th | Track | Storm Summary

1870 – Category 1 hurricane made landfall in Dry Tortugas on October 20th | Track | Storm Summary

1871 – Tropical storm passed south of the Lower Keys on a westward track on June 1st | Track | Storm Summary

1873 – Category 3 hurricane passed to the north of the Florida Keys late on October 6th | Track | Storm Summary

1875 – Category 1 hurricane passed southwest of the Dry Tortugas on September 14th | Track | Storm Summary

1876 – Tropical storm passed east of the Upper Keys on September 16th | Track | Storm Summary

1876 – Category 2 hurricane passed just west of Key West on October 19th | Track | Storm Summary

1878 – Tropical storm passed north of the Florida Keys on an eastward track on July 2nd | Track | Storm Summary

1878 – Tropical storm moved across Duck Key on September 7th | Track | Storm Summary

1878 – Category 1 hurricane moved across the Upper Keys on October 21st | Track | Storm Summary

1879 – Tropical storm passed west of the Dry Tortugas on October 14th | Track | Storm Summary

1881 – Tropical storm paralleled the Florida Keys while traveling over the Florida Straits on August 17th | Track | Storm Summary

1882 – Category 1 hurricane passed south of the Florida Keys on September 5th | Track | Storm Summary

1882 – Category 1 hurricane passed west of the Dry Tortugas on October 9th | Track | Storm Summary

1885 – Tropical storm passed just west of Dry Tortugas on October 10th | Track | Storm Summary

1886 – Category 1 hurricane passed southwest of the Dry Tortugas on June 29th | Track | Storm Summary

1886 – Category 1 hurricane passed west of the Dry Tortugas on July 18th | Track | Storm Summary

1886 – Category 1 hurricane passed southwest of the Lower Keys and Dry Tortugas late August 17th and early the 18th | Track | Storm Summary

1888 – Category 3 hurricane passed north of the Upper Keys, making landfall in Dade County, on August 16th | Track | Storm Summary

1888 – Category 2 hurricane passed south of the Florida Keys on September 4th | Track | Storm Summary

1888 – Tropical storm made landfall in Plantation Key on September 23rd | Track | Storm Summary

1889 – Tropical storm made landfall in Marathon on October 5th | Track | Storm Summary

1890 – Tropical storm passed to the west of the Dry Tortugas on May 29th | Track | Storm Summary

1891 – Category 1 hurricane passed just north of the Upper Keys, making landfall in southern Dade County, on August 24th | Track | Storm Summary

1891 – Tropical storm made landfall in the Lower Keys early on October 7th | Track | Track | Storm Summary

1891 – Tropical storm passed west of the Dry Tortugas on October 9th | Track | Storm Summary

1892 – Tropical storm passed north of the Florida Keys on June 10th | Track | Storm Summary

1894 – Category 1 hurricane passed just west of Key West on September 25th | Track | Storm Summary

1895 – Tropical storm paralleled the Florida Keys while traveling over the Florida Straits late on October 1st and early the 2nd | Track | Storm Summary

1895 – Tropical storm passed north of the Florida Keys on October 16th | Track | Storm Summary

1895 – Category 2 hurricane passed east of the Upper Keys on October 22nd | Track | Storm Summary

1896 – Tropical storm passed to the west of the Dry Tortugas on July 5th | Track | Storm Summary

1896 – Tropical storm passed north of the Florida Keys on October 8th | Track | Storm Summary

1897 – Tropical storm passed west of Key West and became a hurricane near Dry Tortugas on September 10th | Track | Storm Summary

1897 – Tropical storm passed west of the Florida Keys on September 20th | Track | Storm Summary

1898 – Tropical storm paralleled the Florida Keys while traveling over the Florida Straits on September 26th | Track | Storm Summary

1898 – Tropical storm passed east of the Upper Keys on October 11th | Track | Storm Summary

1898 – Tropical storm passed over the the Florida Straits, paralleling the Florida Keys, on October 23rd | Track | Storm Summary

1899 – Tropical storm made landfall in Islamorada on July 30th | Track | Storm Summary

 

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