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Hurricane history · Virginia

Hurricanes near Bensley, VA

Hurricanes

1

None major

Tropical storms

6

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 1 hurricane and 6 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Bensley. That's a hurricane about once every 76 years. The most recent hurricane was Isabel in 2003. The strongest was Isabel in 2003, with winds near 75 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5833
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6927
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5228
2004Gaston AugTropical storm4043
2003Isabel SepCategory 17537
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6944
1969Camille AugTropical storm4019

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s00
1960s01
1970s00
1980s00
1990s01
2000s12
2010s00
2020s02

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 Bensley 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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