Historical record — not a forecast
Hollywood
Hollywood, FL has had 54 storms pass within 75 km since 1851, the strongest being Andrew (1992, Category 5 Hurricane).
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Hollywood
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The historical record
Storm history
54 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Hollywood since 1851, based on NOAA’s HURDAT2 best-track data (1851-2025). Atlantic storm counts before the mid-20th century undercount storms that stayed at sea; aircraft reconnaissance began in the 1940s and systematic satellite coverage in 1966. Storms that struck populated coastline are the most reliably recorded part of the record.
By storm category
- Tropical Depression
- 11
- Tropical Storm
- 20
- Category 1 Hurricane
- 11
- Category 2 Hurricane
- 4
- Category 3 Hurricane
- 2
- Category 4 Hurricane
- 5
- Category 5 Hurricane
- 1
By decade
- 1850s
- 1
- 1860s
- 2
- 1870s
- 1
- 1880s
- 4
- 1890s
- 3
- 1900s
- 7
- 1910s
- 2
- 1920s
- 3
- 1930s
- 2
- 1940s
- 7
- 1950s
- 4
- 1960s
- 6
- 1970s
- 3
- 1980s
- 1
- 1990s
- 4
- 2000s
- 2
- 2010s
- 1
- 2020s
- 1
Strongest & most recent
- Strongest on record
- Andrew (1992, Category 5 Hurricane, 145 kt) passed within 59.1 km in 1992
- Most recent
- Sally (2020, Tropical Depression, 30 kt) passed within 48.1 km in 2020
- Coordinates
- 26.03097, -80.16461
- Basin
- atlantic
Notable storms on record
- Andrew (1992) — Category 5 Hurricane, 145 kt, passed within 59.1 km on 1992-08-24
- Unnamed storm (1926) — Category 4 Hurricane, 125 kt, passed within 49.8 km on 1926-09-18
- King (1950) — Category 4 Hurricane, 115 kt, passed within 19.9 km on 1950-10-18
- Unnamed storm (1949) — Category 4 Hurricane, 115 kt, passed within 63.6 km on 1949-08-27
- Unnamed storm (1947) — Category 4 Hurricane, 115 kt, passed within 10.0 km on 1947-09-17
- Unnamed storm (1945) — Category 4 Hurricane, 115 kt, passed within 74.0 km on 1945-09-15
- Unnamed storm (1926) — Category 3 Hurricane, 110 kt, passed within 66.8 km on 1926-10-21
- Unnamed storm (1888) — Category 3 Hurricane, 110 kt, passed within 26.5 km on 1888-08-16
Historical return intervals
These are plain historical averages — years of record divided by how many times a storm of that strength has passed within 75 km. They are not a probability or a forecast of a future storm; they describe how often storms of each strength have occurred in the past.
- Tropical storm strength or greater
- on average every 4.1 years, historically
- Hurricane strength
- on average every 7.6 years, historically
- Major hurricane (Cat 3+)
- on average every 21.9 years, historically
How many hurricanes and storms have hit near Hollywood?
Since 1851, 54 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Hollywood, FL, based on NOAA HURDAT2 best-track data.
What was the strongest storm to affect Hollywood?
Andrew (1992, Category 5 Hurricane, 145 kt) passed within 59.1 km in 1992, reaching Category 5 Hurricane strength.
Is this a hurricane forecast for Hollywood?
No. This page presents only historical, already-occurred storm data. It contains no forecast, prediction, or safety or evacuation guidance. Return-interval figures above are historical averages, not a probability of a future storm. See our methodology.
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