Hurricane (Typhoon), Monroe/Upper Keys
- When
- November 4, 7:00 PM EST to 7:01 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe/Upper Keys forecast zone
- Reported by
- COASTAL OBSERVING STATION
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane in Florida, November 4 to 5, 2001
Hurricane Michelle passed about 60 miles south of the Florida Keys on the 4th and 5th. Only minimal damage occurred in the Keys.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS EYW wrote it up.
Hurricane Michelle passed about 60 miles south of the Florida Keys on the 4th and 5th. Only minimal damage occurred in the Keys. The listings are for sustained and maximum wind gusts observed over coastal observing stations. The 3 events listed are the only observations of sustained winds greater than 33 knots.Location maximum sustained (direction) maximum gust (direction) timeSombrero Key C-MAN station: 43 knots (060) 50 knots (060) 0300 EST (5th)(Middle Keys)Sand Key C-MAN station 42 knots (050) 47 knots (050) 0000 EST (5th)(Lower Keys)Molasses Reef C-MAN station: 39 knots (060) 49 knots (060) 1900 EST (4th) (Upper Keys)
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hurricane (typhoon). Local standard time, as filed.
Hurricane (Typhoon), Monroe/Lower Keys
- When
- November 5, 12:00 AM EST to 12:01 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe/Lower Keys forecast zone
- Reported by
- COASTAL OBSERVING STATION
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane (Typhoon), Monroe/Middle Keys
- When
- November 5, 3:00 AM EST to 3:01 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe/Middle Keys forecast zone
- Reported by
- COASTAL OBSERVING STATION
- Coordinates
- 25.557, -80.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hurricane (Typhoon)
- A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
Every storm in Florida in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, November 2001The 2001 hurricane season
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5272138, 5272137, 5272136.