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Hurricane history · Virginia

Hurricanes near Blackstone, VA

Hurricanes

1

None major

Tropical storms

8

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 1 hurricane and 8 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Blackstone. 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 81 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2023Ophelia SepTropical storm4622
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5239
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6947
2018Michael OctTropical storm5844
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5240
2006Ernesto SepTropical storm4652
2003Isabel SepCategory 1817
1996Fran SepTropical storm4660
1955Diane AugTropical storm5841

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s01
1960s00
1970s00
1980s00
1990s01
2000s12
2010s01
2020s03

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 Blackstone 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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