Don't wait for the storm - be prepared for all the scenarios well in advanced to ensure you, your family & your loved ones are safe this hurricance season. Below are resources you can view and print out for yourself or to create a package for your client:
Making landfall on September 10th, Hurricane Irma was the latest named hurricane to hit Southwest Florida. This storm reached winds of up to 115 MPH and resulted in weeks' worth of damage for repair crews. Thankfully there were very few fatalities from this storms and our structures seem to hold up very well thanks to the very strict building codes in Florida.
Hurricane Wilma (2005)
Making landfall on October 24th, Hurricane Wilma is actually known as the most intense Atlantic Hurricane ever recorded. Fortunately for SWFL residents by the time, it struck it had a weekend pretty significantly for a Category 2-3 hurricane. This storm happened to be quite an anomaly. Most storms form off the coast of Africa but Wilma developed just south of Jamaica and within a matter of hours gained its category 5 status.
Hurricane Charley (2004)
Making landfall on August 14th, Hurricane Charley was 1 out of 4 named hurricanes that struck Florida in 2004. Charley is known for striking Captiva Island only 22 hours after tropical storm Bonnie which marks the first time 2 storms have hit the same state in less than 24 hours. Charley is the 2nd costliest storm after hurricane Andrew coming in at an estimated 16 billion dollars in property damage.
Hurricane Andrew (1992)
Making landfall on August 14th, Hurricane Charley was 1 out of 4 named hurricanes that struck Florida in 2004. Charley is known for striking Captiva Island only 22 hours after tropical storm Bonnie which marks the first time 2 storms have hit the same state in less than 24 hours. Charley is the 2nd costliest storm after hurricane Andrew coming in at an estimated 16 billion dollars in property damage.
Hurricane Betsy (1965)
On the morning of September 8th, Betsy a category 4 hurricane made landfall over the keys and moved its way to SWFL. Following a similar path to Andrew, this storm made 2 impacts in Florida and Louisiana and is known as the number 2 spot on the hurricane severity index. It ended up causing 1.42 Billion dollars in damage and is the first cyclone to accrue more than 1 billion dollars in damage (adjusted for inflation). Florida wasn't nearly as populated as it is today, but for those who lived on the coast at the time, it was quite a devastating storm. Most homes that were built at the time had no consideration for these storms and the flooding that followed them.
"Labor Day" (1935)
One of the strongest storms to ever make landfall in the western hemisphere made came on labor day and directly impacted SWFL going all the way up the western coast of Florida. Being a category 5 hurricane, it carried speeds of 185 mph (295km/h). During this time there weren't many residents but even with the low development, there ended up being many fatalities. There were 3 veteran work camps impacted by the storm with 695 veterans and 251 found dead after the storm. An additional 163 civilians were also found after the long search and recovery process following the storm. This storm is now remembered as one of the most deadly hurricanes to impact the United States.
Pre-1950
Between 1900-1949 there were a total of 108 tropical cyclones on record that affected Florida and 159 known storms before 1900. The first recorded storm was in 1523 off the western coastline. Before the 1900s there were roughly 6,504 known fatalities and 3,500 known fatalities between 1900-1950. Over time we have become more adept at handling these storms and preventing fatalities but hurricanes are unpredictable and always propose an inherent risk with them.
Don't wait for the storm - be prepared for all the scenarios well in advanced to ensure you, your family & your loved ones are safe this hurricance season. Below are resources you can view and print out for yourself or to create a package for your client:
Making landfall on September 10th, Hurricane Irma was the latest named hurricane to hit Southwest Florida. This storm reached winds of up to 115 MPH and resulted in weeks' worth of damage for repair crews. Thankfully there were very few fatalities from this storms and our structures seem to hold up very well thanks to the very strict building codes in Florida.
Hurricane Wilma (2005)
Making landfall on October 24th, Hurricane Wilma is actually known as the most intense Atlantic Hurricane ever recorded. Fortunately for SWFL residents by the time, it struck it had a weekend pretty significantly for a Category 2-3 hurricane. This storm happened to be quite an anomaly. Most storms form off the coast of Africa but Wilma developed just south of Jamaica and within a matter of hours gained its category 5 status.
Hurricane Charley (2004)
Making landfall on August 14th, Hurricane Charley was 1 out of 4 named hurricanes that struck Florida in 2004. Charley is known for striking Captiva Island only 22 hours after tropical storm Bonnie which marks the first time 2 storms have hit the same state in less than 24 hours. Charley is the 2nd costliest storm after hurricane Andrew coming in at an estimated 16 billion dollars in property damage.
Hurricane Andrew (1992)
Making landfall on August 14th, Hurricane Charley was 1 out of 4 named hurricanes that struck Florida in 2004. Charley is known for striking Captiva Island only 22 hours after tropical storm Bonnie which marks the first time 2 storms have hit the same state in less than 24 hours. Charley is the 2nd costliest storm after hurricane Andrew coming in at an estimated 16 billion dollars in property damage.
Hurricane Betsy (1965)
On the morning of September 8th, Betsy a category 4 hurricane made landfall over the keys and moved its way to SWFL. Following a similar path to Andrew, this storm made 2 impacts in Florida and Louisiana and is known as the number 2 spot on the hurricane severity index. It ended up causing 1.42 Billion dollars in damage and is the first cyclone to accrue more than 1 billion dollars in damage (adjusted for inflation). Florida wasn't nearly as populated as it is today, but for those who lived on the coast at the time, it was quite a devastating storm. Most homes that were built at the time had no consideration for these storms and the flooding that followed them.
"Labor Day" (1935)
One of the strongest storms to ever make landfall in the western hemisphere made came on labor day and directly impacted SWFL going all the way up the western coast of Florida. Being a category 5 hurricane, it carried speeds of 185 mph (295km/h). During this time there weren't many residents but even with the low development, there ended up being many fatalities. There were 3 veteran work camps impacted by the storm with 695 veterans and 251 found dead after the storm. An additional 163 civilians were also found after the long search and recovery process following the storm. This storm is now remembered as one of the most deadly hurricanes to impact the United States.
Pre-1950
Between 1900-1949 there were a total of 108 tropical cyclones on record that affected Florida and 159 known storms before 1900. The first recorded storm was in 1523 off the western coastline. Before the 1900s there were roughly 6,504 known fatalities and 3,500 known fatalities between 1900-1950. Over time we have become more adept at handling these storms and preventing fatalities but hurricanes are unpredictable and always propose an inherent risk with them.
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