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Hurricane history · Alabama

Hurricanes near Abbeville, AL

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Hurricanes

2

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

10

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 10 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Abbeville. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Michael in 2018. The strongest was Michael in 2018, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Fred AugTropical storm529
2018Michael OctCategory 312741
2017Irma SepTropical storm4052
2004Frances SepTropical storm4013
1994Beryl AugTropical storm5221
1975Eloise SepCategory 210945
1972Agnes JunTropical storm4639
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm527
1964Dora SepTropical storm5243
1956Flossy SepTropical storm5844
1953Florence SepTropical storm6333
1950King OctTropical storm4031

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s03
1960s02
1970s11
1980s00
1990s01
2000s01
2010s11
2020s01

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Abbeville at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.

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