hurricane floyd hurricane floyd hurricane landfall united_states atlantic hurricane season final seven tropical storms hurricanes floyd developed october east coast nicaragua tropical storm moved northward crossed western cuba approaching cold caused floyd turn unexpectedly northeast late october attained hurricane status near florida keys moved southern florida spawning tornadoes leaving minor damage hurricane produced rip tides killed person southern texas floyd maintained hurricane status hours cold hostile conditions caused weakening passed bahamas extratropical later dissipating october meteorological history origins hurricane floyd low pressure area october subsequent days drifted eastward later southward position east coast nicaragua october hurricane hunters flight confirmed development organized circulation indicated developed continuing southward drift depression turned north later northwest building ridge east anticyclone aloft depression gradually organized intensifying tropical storm floyd october reaching tropical storm status floyd accelerated north western caribbean_sea approaching cold steadily intensifying storm moved extreme western cuba early october initially forecast landfall naples florida unexpectedly storm turned sharply northeastward southeastern gulf_of_mexico based reports hurricane_hunters floyd briefly attained hurricane status october time nearby cold spawned low pressure area cut hurricane moving florida keys floyd hurricane affect united_states year convection rapidly decreasing center shortly floyd weakened tropical storm status circulation nearly impossible track satellite imagery surface observations indicated passed south miami florida storm underwent extratropical transition weakened bahamas floyd longer tropical cyclone late october circulation dissipated cold early day preparations impact floyd attained tropical storm status tropical storm warning issued shortly tropical storm warning hurricane watch issued northeast yucatán_peninsula storm dropped heavy rainfall coast tropical storm warning hurricane watch issued cuba west havana preparation storm cuban officials evacuated people head cattle addition international flights canceled day floyd passage despite passing western cuba tropical storm floyd left damage fatalities country floyd tropical storm located cuba national_hurricane_center issued hurricane warning southwest florida coast venice warning state related storm issued anticipated intensification hurricane status short notice tropical storm watch later warning issued eastern florida track easterly hurricane warning issued southeastern florida northwestern bahamas officials southern florida closed schools storm flights canceled miami international airport roughly fighter jets transported safer facilities opened shelters florida counties housing people point primarily people hurricane path prepared purchasing supplies vehicles securing loose outside items floyd named storm strike southern florida passing south florida floyd produced strongest winds water away land strongest wind florida keys mph duck key wind gusts stronger air_force station reported unofficial gust mph rainfall directly floyd rainbands produced minimal rainfall interaction hurricane approaching cold produced heavier rainfall precipitation reached far north peaking bypassing floyd spawned moved ashore damaged boats homes hurricane produced rip tides far west texas coast killing person southern florida hurricane left minor damage usd largely downed trees power lines minor crop damage rainfall flooded roads southern florida caused vehicles fail florida affecting florida floyd caused minor wind damage bahamas country highest reported gust mph grand international airport reported sustained winds mph remnants floyd
Hurricane Floyd (1987)