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Hurricane history · Alabama

Hurricanes near Atmore, AL

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Hurricanes

7

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

6

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Atmore. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Sally in 2020. The strongest was Dennis in 2005, with winds near 121 mph as it went by. Most came in October.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Sally SepCategory 210914
2009Claudette AugTropical storm4616
2005Dennis JulCategory 31213
2005Arlene JunTropical storm589
2004Ivan SepCategory 311517
2002Hanna SepTropical storm463
2001Barry AugTropical storm5847
2001Allison JunTropical storm4011
1998Georges SepTropical storm4016
1997Danny JulCategory 1755
1995Opal OctCategory 210940
1995Erin AugCategory 18628
1985Juan OctTropical storm638
1969Unnamed OctTropical storm4638
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5860
1964Hilda OctTropical storm5843
1959Irene OctTropical storm4610
1950Baker AugCategory 18626

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s03
1970s00
1980s01
1990s31
2000s25
2010s00
2020s10

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 Atmore 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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