urr icane ▁How ▁hits ▁Fort ▁My ers , ▁and ▁produces ▁flo oding ▁ra ins ▁and ▁wind s ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁storm ▁results ▁in ▁$ 2   mill ion ▁in ▁damage ▁( 1 9 5 1   US D , ▁$ 1 7   mill ion ▁ 2 0 0 8   US D ), ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁reported ▁damage ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁the ▁year . ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 – ▁An ▁off - season ▁tropical ▁storm ▁uno fficial ly ▁named ▁the ▁Gr ound h og ▁Day ▁tropical ▁storm ▁hits ▁near ▁Cape ▁S able , ▁producing ▁g ust y ▁wind s ▁and ▁moder ate ▁ra inf all . ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 – ▁H urr icane ▁A ble ▁rec ur ves ▁about ▁ 1 3 0   m iles ▁( 2 1 0   km ) ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁with ▁the ▁western ▁portion ▁of ▁its ▁circul ation ▁dro pping ▁ ▁of ▁precip itation ▁in ▁Jackson ville . ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 – ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Alice ▁diss ip ates ▁shortly ▁after ▁moving ▁ash ore ▁near ▁Pan ama ▁City , ▁Florida , ▁producing ▁ra inf all ▁which ▁breaks ▁a ▁dry ▁spell ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁August ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 – ▁An ▁un named ▁tropical ▁storm ▁hits ▁near ▁Fort ▁My ers . ▁While ▁crossing ▁the ▁state ▁it ▁dro ps ▁moder ate ▁precip itation , ▁including ▁ ▁in