Hurricanes near Bay City, TX
Hurricanes
9
2 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
12
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
3
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 9 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Bay City. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Beryl in 2024. The strongest was Carla in 1961, with winds near 144 mph as it went by. Most came in September.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Beryl Jul | Category 1 | 92 | 3 |
| 2021 | Nicholas Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 20 |
| 2020 | Beta Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 3 |
| 2019 | Imelda Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 34 |
| 2017 | Harvey Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 36 |
| 2015 | Bill Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 54 |
| 2003 | Grace Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 51 |
| 2003 | Claudette Jul | Category 1 | 92 | 47 |
| 2002 | Fay Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 38 |
| 2001 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 18 |
| 1995 | Dean Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 42 |
| 1989 | Jerry Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 59 |
| 1989 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 16 |
| 1983 | Alicia Aug | Category 3 | 115 | 49 |
| 1980 | Danielle Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 24 |
| 1979 | Elena Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 10 |
| 1973 | Delia Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 17 |
| 1971 | Fern Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 40 |
| 1964 | Abby Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 13 |
| 1961 | Carla Sep | Category 4 | 144 | 48 |
| 1959 | Debra Jul | Category 1 | 86 | 46 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 0 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 |
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 Bay City 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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