When was the last strong (110mph+) threat for TAMPA?
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When was the last strong (110mph+) threat for TAMPA?
Was it Elena in 1985 that made a loop-d-loop and came back to visit my house in Misspssippi?
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October 25, 1921 was the last direct hit on Tampa by a major hurricane, but they've had close calls since....but all before I was born (and I'm almost 43).
Hurricane Donna in 1960 was the last near miss, recurving just east of Tampa. Sarasota caught 100 mph gusts from the north, and Tampa WSO measured a peak gust of 75 mph. Gusts over Tampa Bay were estimated at 80-90 mph (just to the east, Lakeland caught gusts of 90+ mph, and Winter Haven 100 mph gusts).
Other close calls since 1921 include the severe Havana-Sarasota hurricane of October 1944 (made landfall near Venice with 115 mph winds....and a 10-13' storm surge occurred from Sarasota county to Naples).....the "Labor Day hurricane" of 1935 (gusts to 84 mph in downtown Tampa....estimated gusts in excess of 100 mph along the Pinellas county beachfront)....and cat-3 hurricane "Easy" in 1950 (made landfall in the Homossassa to Cedar Key area; produced highest tides in Tampa Bay since the 1921 hurricane).
The most severe hurricane to strike the Tampa Bay area occurred in September 1848...and was estimated to have been a 130 mph hurricane (945 mb). The storm surge was over 15' in some areas. Ironically, another major hurricane struck the Tampa area ONLY a month later...in October 1848. The October hurricane was almost as intense as the earlier one (est. 955 mb/ 120 mph).
There have only been three major hurricane direct hits on Tampa/ St Pete since 1845....and two occurred within weeks of each other.
There was also a tremendous hurricane in October 1846, but it apparently tracked from Key West (where it was a cat-5) to the Cedar Key area.....we know severe damage occurred all along the Florida west coast, but can't say with certainty it was a cat-3 in Tampa (not knowing the wind radius)....IMO it was a major hit for Tampa, at least for the barrier islands of Pinellas county, which would make 4 major hits on Tampa Bay since 1845. The 1846 hurricane was so severe, it crossed north Florida and was a major hurricane on the North Carolina coast....caused major damage even in Virginia and points northward along the Eastern Seaboard.
Hurricane Donna in 1960 was the last near miss, recurving just east of Tampa. Sarasota caught 100 mph gusts from the north, and Tampa WSO measured a peak gust of 75 mph. Gusts over Tampa Bay were estimated at 80-90 mph (just to the east, Lakeland caught gusts of 90+ mph, and Winter Haven 100 mph gusts).
Other close calls since 1921 include the severe Havana-Sarasota hurricane of October 1944 (made landfall near Venice with 115 mph winds....and a 10-13' storm surge occurred from Sarasota county to Naples).....the "Labor Day hurricane" of 1935 (gusts to 84 mph in downtown Tampa....estimated gusts in excess of 100 mph along the Pinellas county beachfront)....and cat-3 hurricane "Easy" in 1950 (made landfall in the Homossassa to Cedar Key area; produced highest tides in Tampa Bay since the 1921 hurricane).
The most severe hurricane to strike the Tampa Bay area occurred in September 1848...and was estimated to have been a 130 mph hurricane (945 mb). The storm surge was over 15' in some areas. Ironically, another major hurricane struck the Tampa area ONLY a month later...in October 1848. The October hurricane was almost as intense as the earlier one (est. 955 mb/ 120 mph).
There have only been three major hurricane direct hits on Tampa/ St Pete since 1845....and two occurred within weeks of each other.
There was also a tremendous hurricane in October 1846, but it apparently tracked from Key West (where it was a cat-5) to the Cedar Key area.....we know severe damage occurred all along the Florida west coast, but can't say with certainty it was a cat-3 in Tampa (not knowing the wind radius)....IMO it was a major hit for Tampa, at least for the barrier islands of Pinellas county, which would make 4 major hits on Tampa Bay since 1845. The 1846 hurricane was so severe, it crossed north Florida and was a major hurricane on the North Carolina coast....caused major damage even in Virginia and points northward along the Eastern Seaboard.
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SouthernWx
October 25, 1921 was the last direct hit on Tampa by a major hurricane, but they've had close calls since....but all before I was born (and I'm almost 43).
Hurricane Donna in 1960 was the last near miss, recurving just east of Tampa. Sarasota caught 100 mph gusts from the north, and Tampa WSO measured a peak gust of 75 mph. Gusts over Tampa Bay were estimated at 80-90 mph (just to the east, Lakeland caught gusts of 90+ mph, and Winter Haven 100 mph gusts).
Other close calls since 1921 include the severe Havana-Sarasota hurricane of October 1944 (made landfall near Venice with 115 mph winds....and a 10-13' storm surge occurred from Sarasota county to Naples).....the "Labor Day hurricane" of 1935 (gusts to 84 mph in downtown Tampa....estimated gusts in excess of 100 mph along the Pinellas county beachfront)....and cat-3 hurricane "Easy" in 1950 (made landfall in the Homossassa to Cedar Key area; produced highest tides in Tampa Bay since the 1921 hurricane).
The most severe hurricane to strike the Tampa Bay area occurred in September 1848...and was estimated to have been a 130 mph hurricane (945 mb). The storm surge was over 15' in some areas. Ironically, another major hurricane struck the Tampa area ONLY a month later...in October 1848. The October hurricane was almost as intense as the earlier one (est. 955 mb/ 120 mph).
There have only been three major hurricane direct hits on Tampa/ St Pete since 1845....and two occurred within weeks of each other.
There was also a tremendous hurricane in October 1846, but it apparently tracked from Key West (where it was a cat-5) to the Cedar Key area.....we know severe damage occurred all along the Florida west coast, but can't say with certainty it was a cat-3 in Tampa (not knowing the wind radius)....IMO it was a major hit for Tampa, at least for the barrier islands of Pinellas county, which would make 4 major hits on Tampa Bay since 1845. The 1846 hurricane was so severe, it crossed north Florida and was a major hurricane on the North Carolina coast....caused major damage even in Virginia and points northward along the Eastern Seaboard.
Hurricane Donna in 1960 was the last near miss, recurving just east of Tampa. Sarasota caught 100 mph gusts from the north, and Tampa WSO measured a peak gust of 75 mph. Gusts over Tampa Bay were estimated at 80-90 mph (just to the east, Lakeland caught gusts of 90+ mph, and Winter Haven 100 mph gusts).
Other close calls since 1921 include the severe Havana-Sarasota hurricane of October 1944 (made landfall near Venice with 115 mph winds....and a 10-13' storm surge occurred from Sarasota county to Naples).....the "Labor Day hurricane" of 1935 (gusts to 84 mph in downtown Tampa....estimated gusts in excess of 100 mph along the Pinellas county beachfront)....and cat-3 hurricane "Easy" in 1950 (made landfall in the Homossassa to Cedar Key area; produced highest tides in Tampa Bay since the 1921 hurricane).
The most severe hurricane to strike the Tampa Bay area occurred in September 1848...and was estimated to have been a 130 mph hurricane (945 mb). The storm surge was over 15' in some areas. Ironically, another major hurricane struck the Tampa area ONLY a month later...in October 1848. The October hurricane was almost as intense as the earlier one (est. 955 mb/ 120 mph).
There have only been three major hurricane direct hits on Tampa/ St Pete since 1845....and two occurred within weeks of each other.
There was also a tremendous hurricane in October 1846, but it apparently tracked from Key West (where it was a cat-5) to the Cedar Key area.....we know severe damage occurred all along the Florida west coast, but can't say with certainty it was a cat-3 in Tampa (not knowing the wind radius)....IMO it was a major hit for Tampa, at least for the barrier islands of Pinellas county, which would make 4 major hits on Tampa Bay since 1845. The 1846 hurricane was so severe, it crossed north Florida and was a major hurricane on the North Carolina coast....caused major damage even in Virginia and points northward along the Eastern Seaboard.
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