Hurricane Floyd

Oct 9, 1987 to Oct 14, 1987Peak 75 mph993 mb

Hurricane Floyd passed within 50 miles of 3 counties in FL. It was strongest near Monroe County, FL, as a Category 1 on October 12, 1987.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Floyd · 1987

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay

Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast

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Storm milestones

Storm trackPast (solid) and future (dashed)

Wind fieldNot recorded for this storm; HURDAT2 carries wind extents from 2004

County proximityCounties within 50 miles, lit at the hour of closest approach (brighter when closer)

Source: National Hurricane Center · HURDAT2. Positions every six hours, interpolated between fixes. Relief: Natural Earth. Times shown in UTC.

The storm

Peak strength: Category 1; 75 mph, 65 kt
Lowest pressure: 993 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 3; FL
Counties within 100 miles: 6; FL
Strongest near the U.S.: Category 1; Monroe County, FL, 0.0 mi, Oct 12, 1987
Landfalls recorded: 1; Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles

Monroe County	FL	0.0	Category 1	Oct 12, 1987
Miami-Dade County	FL	6.9	Category 1	Oct 12, 1987
Broward County	FL	48.6	Tropical storm	Oct 13, 1987
Collier County	FL	54.0	Category 1	Oct 12, 1987
Palm Beach County	FL	68.2	Tropical storm	Oct 13, 1987
Hendry County	FL	83.5	Category 1	Oct 12, 1987

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.