 On October 3 , a tropical depression developed over the northwestern Caribbean Sea . The storm intensified into a tropical storm , designated as Tropical Storm Fox by the Air Weather Service in real time , early on October 4 . Several hours later , the storm became a hurricane . Fox then significantly deepened , peaking as a Category 3 intensity with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph ( 205 km / h ) early on October 5 . Around that time , Fox made landfall in eastern Pinar del Río Province of Cuba . Fox crossed the island and emerged into the Straits of Florida a few hours later . Late on October 5 , the hurricane made landfall on Bahia Honda Key , Florida , with winds of 105 mph ( 165 km / h ) and near Flamingo about two hours later . Fox emerged into the Atlantic Ocean near Fort Lauderdale early on October 6 . The storm moved northeastward and later curved to the east @-@ northeast . Late on October 7 , Fox made landfall on Bermuda with winds of 105 mph ( 165 km / h ) . Fox weakened over the next several days and later executed a large cyclonic loop . By October 16 , it became extratropical while well east @-@ southeast of Newfoundland . 
