Table 1. Tropical storms and hurricanes affecting Pilosocereus populations in the Florida Keys.

Year	Storm Name	Storm Category	Wind Gust (kt)	Rainfall (cm)	Storm Surge (cm)
1994	Gordon	TS	45	2	NR
1998	Georges	H2	90	21	183
1999	Irene	H1	89	22	46
2005	Dennis	H1	80	15	51
2005	Katrina	H2	85	28	61
2005	Rita	H2	85	5	152
2005	Wilma	H3	110	5	83
2006	Ernesto	TS	40	12	NR
2008	Fay	TS	50	18	61

Note that storm category, wind gust, rainfall, and storm surge values are all specific to the lower Florida Keys. Some of the storms achieved higher values in other locations. Note that storms like Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Wilma may have been particularly damaging not only because of their wind speeds, but because little fresh water washed away salt accumulated from the storm surges after the events. TS = tropical storm; H1 = Hurricane 1 category, sustained winds 64–82 knots; H2 = Hurricane 2 category, sustained winds 83–95 knots; NR = not reported [16].