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

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].