(The Center Square) – Florida has been hit by 11 major hurricanes (Category 3 or greater) since 2004, but the state’s exposure to tropical cyclones can wax and wane.

So far this year, the state has been hit by major hurricanes, Helene and Milton, and a relatively weak Category 1 storm Debby earlier this summer. It is the fourth time since 1851 that the state has been hit by multiple major hurricanes and the third time in the past 20 years.