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Florida
United States of America · North America
Florida is a state of the United States of America, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 24 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- TsunamiLow
- Water ScarcityLow
- EarthquakeVery Low
- LandslideVery Low
Tropical Cyclones
- 2024Hurricane MiltonCat. 5
- 2024Hurricane DebbyCat. 1
- 2023Hurricane IdaliaCat. 4
- 2022Hurricane IanCat. 5
- 2018Hurricane MichaelCat. 5
- 2017Hurricane IrmaCat. 5
- 2005Hurricane KatrinaCat. 5
- 2005Hurricane WilmaCat. 5
- 2004Hurricane CharleyCat. 4
- 2004Hurricane FrancesCat. 4
- 2004Hurricane JeanneCat. 3
- 1999Hurricane IreneCat. 2
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002