Table 9. Tropical storms passing over or within a radius of approximately 50 mi of Florida Bay 
from 1910 to 1993 (Neumann et al., 1993) [Storm track data in NOAA (1993) was used to 
determine storm intensity when it passed over Florida Bay]. 
Year 
Category 
Storm name and month 
Year 
Category 
Storm name and month 
of origin 
of origin 
1916 
1 
Storm 
14, Nov. 
1952 
☆ 
Storm 1, Feb. 
1919 
☆ 
Storm 
2, 
Sept, (near Bay) 
1953 
☆ 
Storm 3, Aug. (near Bay) 
1 924 
3 
Storm 
7, 
Oct. (near Bay) 
1960 
4 
Storm 5 (Donna), Aug. 
1 926 
4 
Storm 
6, 
Sept. 
1960 
A 
Storm 7 (Florence), Sept. 
1926 
0 
V 
Storm 
7, 
Sept. 
1962 
0 
A 
Storm 1 (Alma), Aug. 
1926 
0 
3 
Storm 
10, Oct. 
1964 
0 
2 
Storm 5 (Cleo), Aug. 
1928 
☆ 
Storm 
2, 
Aug. 
1964 
0 
3 
Storm 11 (Isbell), Oct. 
1929 
3 
Storm 
2, 
Oct. 
1965 
3 
Storm 3 (Betsy), Aug. 
1932 
☆ 
Storm 
3, 
Aug. 
1 966 
1 
Storm 9 (Inez), Sept. 
1933 
0 
2 
Storm 
18 
, Sept, (near Bay) 
1 968 
A 
Storm 2 (Brenda), June 
1934 
☆ 
Storm 
1 , 
May (near Bay) 
1968 
0 
* A 
Storm 4 (Dolly) (near Bay) 
1935 
4 
Storm 
2, 
Aug. 
1969 
* 
A 
Storm 13 (Jenny), Oct. 
1935 
1 
Storm 
6, 
Oct. 
(near Bay) 
1936 
Storm 
1 , 
June 
1970 
A 
Storm 7 (Felice), Sept. 
1936 
☆ 
Storm 
5, 
July 
1970 
0 
V 
Storm 8 (Greta), Sept. 
1 941 
2 
Storm 
5, 
Oct. (near Bay) 
1972 
A 
Storm 5 (Dawn), Sept. 
1 945 
☆ 
Storm 
7, 
Sept, (near Bay) 
1976 
* 
☆ 
Storm 5 (Dottie), Aug. 
1945 
3 
Storm 
9, 
Sept. 
1981 
☆ 
Storm 4 (Dennis), Aug. 
1947 
2 
Storm 
4, 
Sept, (near Bay) 
1987 
1 
Storm 7 (Floyd), Oct. 
1 947 
1 
Storm 
8, 
Oct. 
1991 
☆ 
Storm 6 (Fabian), Oct. 
1 948 
3 
Storm 
7, 
Sept, (near Bay) 
(near Bay) 
1948 
3 
Storm 
8. 
Oct. 
1992 
4 
Storm 2 (Andrew), Aug. 
1950 
3 
Storm 
11 
(King), Oct. (near 
(near Bay) 
Bay) 
1 993 
.... 
1 994 
(Gordon) 
* Storm passed between approximately 50 to 100 mi of the Bay. 0 Storm passed on the Atlantic side of the mainland or the 
Florida Keys or west of Key West. ☆ Tropical storm. A Tropical depression in development stage when it passed over the Bay. 
V Tropical depression in dissipation stage when it passed over the Bay. 
Table 10. Saffir/Simpson hurricane intensity scale (Morgan and Morgan, 1989): 
Category Central pressure 
(mb) (in) 
Wind 
(mph) 
speed 
(km/hr) 
Storm 
(ft) 
surge 
(m) 
Damage 
1 
>980 
>28.94 
74-95 
121-154 
4-5 
1-2 
Minimal 
2 
965-979 
28.50-28.91 
96-110 
155-178 
6-8 
2-3 
Moderate 
3 
945-964 
27.91-28.47 
111-130 
179-210 
9-12 
3-4 
Extensive 
4 
920-944 
27.17-27.88 
131-155 
21 1-250 
13-18 
4-6 
Extreme 
5 
<920 
<27.17 
>155 
>250 
>18 
>6 
Catastrophic 
