<Tr> <Th_colspan="14"> Source #1: NOAA Coastal Water Temperature Guide </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="14"> Source #2: Weather Atlas </Th> </Tr> <P> Typically tropical cyclones pass offshore once they reach the northern portion of the Atlantic coast of Florida . As such, the hurricane risk for Daytona Beach is significantly lower than areas of southern Florida like Miami and Key West . The 2004 hurricane season was by far the most active in the Daytona Beach area in the last 50 years . However, since 1950 there has only been one direct hit by a tropical cyclone to the Daytona Beach area, Hurricane Donna in 1960 . </P> <P> Although Daytona Beach has a significantly lesser tornado risk than areas like the Great Plains and Midwest, there have been a few deadly and destructive tornadoes in the last 100 years in Daytona Beach area . Most recently, on February 22, 1998 a tornado killed 3 people, injured 70 people, and caused $31 million in damages . </P>

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