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Hurricane (Typhoon) — Monroe/lower Keys, FL

Sep 25, 1998

Spiral bands associated with Hurricane Georges moved north over south Florida on the evening of Thursday September 24 1998. The convective activity embedded in the spiral bands was moving to the southwest near 45 knots. Hurricane Georges moved off the coast of central Cuba on the morning of Friday September 25 1998. Georges moved northwest over the Straits of Florida. The eye passed over Key West at mile marker 1 of US-1 between 1100 AM EST and 1230 PM EST. The greastest damage from wind and st

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5672862). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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