{"id":3199,"date":"2026-06-01T13:23:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/?p=3199"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:24:24","slug":"june-is-start-of-hurricane-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/news\/june-is-start-of-hurricane-season\/","title":{"rendered":"June is Start of Hurricane Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida is included in the \u201cAtlantic hurricane season,\u201d which covers the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of America.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

The Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1 and ends Nov. 30.<\/span><\/p>\n

Test Your Knowledge<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Since 1900, how many Category 5 hurricanes have made landfall in Florida?<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Which state has been hit by the most hurricanes?<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. What is the minimum sustained wind speed for a storm to be classified as a hurricane?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Answers at the bottom of the page<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Get Moving When a Storm Threatens<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Protect your home: cover windows, secure doors and loose items<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Determine sheltering options and consider your pets<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Ready your go-bag, meds & supplies, charge your phone, fill up\/charge vehicle<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Help your neighbors, especially the elderly & other vulnerable people<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Follow evacuation orders, if given.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Here are some of the basics you should have on hand:<\/span><\/p>\n

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      • Water<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Non-perishable food<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Two-week supply of medications<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Batteries<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Flashlight<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Cash<\/span><\/li>\n
      • A go-bag with essential supplies in case you need to leave quickly<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Portable cellphone chargers<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Battery-operated radio<\/span><\/li>\n
      • List of emergency phone numbers, including those for family members<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Copy of your insurance policy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        Test Your Knowledge (Answers)<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. Three<\/em><\/strong> Cat 5 hurricanes have made landfall in Florida. Labor Day, 1935 with winds estimated at 150 to 200 mph; Hurricane Andrew, 1992 with winds estimated at 165 mph; and Hurricane Michael with winds estimated at 161 mph.<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Records dating back to 1851 show Florida<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 by far \u2013 has been hit by more hurricanes than any other state.<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. 74 miles per hour<\/strong> (119 kilometers per hour)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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           <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Florida is included in the \u201cAtlantic hurricane season,\u201d which covers the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of America.\u00a0 The Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1 and ends Nov. 30. Test Your Knowledge Since 1900, how many Category 5 hurricanes have made landfall in Florida? Which state has been hit by the most hurricanes?…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3199"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3201,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3199\/revisions\/3201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3199"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=3199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}