Atlantic
- Hurricane Florence (1953) - destroyed hundreds of homes in Florida, no deaths.
- 1954's Hurricane Florence - killed 5 and caused $1.5 million in damage in Mexico
- 1960's Tropical Storm Florence - caused slight damage to Florida.
- 1964's Tropical Storm Florence - passed west over the Azores while forming, went north, died at sea.
- Hurricane Florence (1988) - formed in western Gulf of Mexico, passing over New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain
- Hurricane Florence (1994) - absorbed by a cold front without threatening land.
- Hurricane Florence (2000) - meandered near Bermuda but caused no damage.
- Hurricane Florence (2006) - struck Bermuda and later Newfoundland
- 2012's Tropical Storm Florence - formed near the Cape Verde Islands
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Famous quotes containing the word atlantic:
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—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)