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Hurricane Keith

Nov 17, 1988 to Nov 26, 1988Peak 75 mph945 mb

Hurricane Keith passed within 50 miles of 22 counties in FL. It was strongest near Sarasota County, FL, as a tropical storm on November 23, 1988.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Keith · 1988

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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

Peak strength
Category 1
75 mph, 65 kt
Lowest pressure
945 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
22
FL
Counties within 100 miles
32
FL
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Sarasota County, FL, 2.5 mi, Nov 23, 1988
Landfalls recorded
2
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
Brevard CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Osceola CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Polk CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Manatee CountyFL0.0Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Sarasota CountyFL2.5Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Hardee CountyFL7.5Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Hillsborough CountyFL7.5Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Orange CountyFL8.8Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Highlands CountyFL9.2Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
DeSoto CountyFL14.0Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Indian River CountyFL19.8Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Okeechobee CountyFL20.2Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Pinellas CountyFL21.9Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Charlotte CountyFL27.2Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Volusia CountyFL28.1Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Seminole CountyFL28.6Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Lake CountyFL37.8Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Pasco CountyFL39.4Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Lee CountyFL40.6Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
St. Lucie CountyFL41.8Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Sumter CountyFL43.9Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Glades CountyFL46.1Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Hernando CountyFL56.9Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Martin CountyFL61.3Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Hendry CountyFL61.9Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Palm Beach CountyFL69.8Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Flagler CountyFL70.0Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Marion CountyFL72.0Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Citrus CountyFL74.7Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Collier CountyFL77.7Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
Putnam CountyFL86.8Tropical stormNov 23, 1988
St. Johns CountyFL94.1Tropical stormNov 23, 1988

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.