Hurricanes near Bolivar Peninsula, TX
Hurricanes
11
3 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
17
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
5
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 11 hurricanes and 17 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Bolivar Peninsula. That's a hurricane about once every 7 years. The most recent hurricane was Ike in 2008. The strongest was Audrey in 1957, with winds near 127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Nicholas Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 18 |
| 2019 | Imelda Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 55 |
| 2017 | Harvey Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 57 |
| 2017 | Cindy Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 56 |
| 2008 | Ike Sep | Category 2 | 109 | 13 |
| 2008 | Edouard Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 20 |
| 2007 | Humberto Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 10 |
| 2005 | Rita Sep | Category 3 | 115 | 54 |
| 2003 | Grace Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 39 |
| 2001 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 42 |
| 1995 | Dean Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 42 |
| 1989 | Jerry Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 25 |
| 1989 | Chantal Aug | Category 1 | 81 | 13 |
| 1987 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 4 |
| 1986 | Bonnie Jun | Category 1 | 86 | 23 |
| 1983 | Alicia Aug | Category 3 | 115 | 41 |
| 1982 | Chris Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 41 |
| 1980 | Danielle Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 8 |
| 1979 | Claudette Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 41 |
| 1978 | Debra Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 49 |
| 1973 | Delia Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 39 |
| 1973 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 29 |
| 1971 | Edith Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 59 |
| 1970 | Felice Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 4 |
| 1963 | Cindy Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 16 |
| 1959 | Debra Jul | Category 1 | 86 | 32 |
| 1957 | Bertha Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 34 |
| 1957 | Audrey Jun | Category 3 | 127 | 48 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 |
| 1970s | 2 | 4 |
| 1980s | 4 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 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 Bolivar Peninsula 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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