It’s been a decade since Florida has been hit by a hurricane -- a fact that has some residents wondering if the state is overdue.

Hurricane Wilma hit in the fall of 2005. It was a major Category 3 storm that went across south Florida. It brought with it torrential down pours and gusty winds that damaged many homes in its path.

Bradenton resident Malcolm Ronney attributes the dry spell to luck.

“Luck, good luck,” said Ronney.

Bay News 9's Chief Meteorologist Mike Clay says Malcolm is right.

“It’s just a matter of luck," Clay said. "The storms form in the ocean, they go wherever the weather patterns push them. It’s a little harder to get a hurricane here on the west coast of Florida because the pattern has to be just right. But as we found out from Charlie in 2004, it’s certainly not impossible to get a hurricane on the West Coast of Florida.”

Bradenton residents Anna Durant and John Dietz remember Hurricane Charlie like it was yesterday.

“[There was] heavy rain for a number of days in a row and kind of depressing,” said Durant.

However, in places like Hardee County and Punta Gorda, residents lost their homes. Durant and Dietz worry that the dry spell has many residents feeling invincible, noting that they may not be prepared for the next big storm to hit.

“People have become complacent and they think it's not going to hit anymore,” said Durant.

“I think it's inevitable. I think the Tampa Bay area will experience something but as to when -- hard to say,” said Dietz.

Clay says next year there may be a greater chance of storm activity.

“Some of the long range computer outlooks call for above normal water temperatures in the Caribbean -- they have been running below normal this year. Above normal water temperatures next year might be another sign that we might have more activity in the 2016 season,” said Clay.

The last hurricane to produce extreme damage in the Bay area was in 1921. It is referred to as the Tarpon Springs Hurricane.