- Abstract:
- This dataset contains the 6-hourly (00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00 UTC) center locations and intensities for all major storms that made landfall in the State of Florida from the year 1851 through 2000. A major landfalling hurricane is one that made landfall in the United States and that was classified on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale as a category 3, 4, or 5 hurricane at the time of landfall. A hurricane is a warm-core tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind is 64 knots/74 mph or more. A landfalling storm is defined as a storm whose center is reported to have either crossed or passed directly adjacent to the U.S. coastline, and which came ashore with tropical storm intensity or greater.
This dataset has been updated from the previous version on FGDL 3.0.
- Purpose:
- These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.
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