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==Hurricanes to hit the Pensacola area==
The [[history of Pensacola]] is closely tied to hurricanes. Indeed, the first European colony in the current United States, founded in Pensacola by Don [[Tristan de Luna]], was decimated by a hurricane on [[September 19]], [[1559]]. The Pensacola area being has been hit by hurricanes and tropical storms approximately 46 times since the first recorded storm in [[1876]]. Below is a partial list.
''Note: the hurricane-naming convention began in [[1950]].''
*[[Hurricane of 1906]]
*[[Hurricane of 1916]]
*[[Hurricane Eloise]] ([[1975]])
*[[Hurricane Frederic]] ([[1979]])
*[[Hurricane Juan]] ([[1985]])
*[[Hurricane Erin]] ([[1995]])
*[[Hurricane Opal]] (1995)
*[[Hurricane Ivan]] ([[2004]])
*[[Hurricane Dennis]] ([[2005]])
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[[Category:Hurricanes| ]]