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The List of Florida hurricanes prior to 1900 extends to 1523 and encompasses 159 Atlantic hurricanes known to have affected Florida. Since the start of the Atlantic hurricane database in 1851, there were only eight years in which no tropical cyclone affected the state. Information is sparse for earlier years due to limitations in tropical cyclone observation, though as coastlines became more populated, more data became available. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida resulted in at least 6,504 fatalities and monetary damage of at least $91.7 million (2006 USD). At least 109 boats or ships were either driven ashore, wrecked, or damaged due to the storms.

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