▁Pal m ▁Beach . ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 – ▁The ▁sevent h ▁storm ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁hits ▁near ▁Yan ke et own , ▁though ▁its ▁impact ▁is ▁unknown . ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 – ▁H urr icane ▁Florence ▁moves ▁ash ore ▁near ▁Dest in , ▁causing ▁rough ▁sur f ▁and ▁local ▁flo oding . ▁Over all ▁damage ▁is ▁minor , ▁and ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁results ▁in ▁ 3   in j uries ▁but ▁no ▁death s . ▁Early ▁October , ▁ 1 9 5 3   – ▁An ▁un named ▁tropical ▁storm ▁dro ps ▁light ▁ra inf all ▁across ▁the ▁state . ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 – ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Haz el ▁strik es ▁Fort ▁My ers , ▁and ▁produces ▁g ust y ▁wind s ▁and ▁additional ▁ra inf all ▁to ▁previously ▁wet ▁conditions . ▁The ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁storm ▁causes ▁flo oding ▁of ▁low - lying ▁areas ▁and ▁some ▁rivers , ▁with ▁the ▁upper ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Joh ns ▁River ▁experien cing ▁record - setting ▁flo oding . ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 – ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Br enda ▁strik es ▁sout he astern ▁Louisiana , ▁with ▁its ▁outer ▁rain b ands ▁dro pping ▁precip itation ▁along ▁the ▁western ▁Florida ▁Pan handle . ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 – ▁A ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁moves ▁ash ore ▁near ▁P ens ac ola , ▁resulting