IN THE LAST 166 YEARS FLORIDA HAS BEEN HIT BY A TROPICAL STORM EVERY YEAR EXCEPT FOR 18. THE FIRST RECORDED HURRICANE TO HIT FLORIDA WAS IN 1523. 159 HURRICANES ARE KNOWN TO HAVE HIT FLORIDA PRIOR TO 1900. THE MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE TO HIT FLORIDA WAS IN 1935. BUT IRMA WAS CAUSED BY GLOBAL WARMING.