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Hurricane history · Alabama

Hurricanes near Brewton, AL

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Hurricanes

7

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Brewton. 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 August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Sally SepCategory 21046
2009Claudette AugTropical storm468
2008Fay AugTropical storm4013
2005Dennis JulCategory 312122
2005Arlene JunTropical storm5229
2004Ivan SepCategory 210939
2001Barry AugTropical storm6926
2000Helene SepTropical storm4650
1997Danny JulTropical storm6326
1995Opal OctCategory 311518
1995Erin AugCategory 18643
1994Alberto JulTropical storm6353
1985Juan OctTropical storm6316
1975Eloise SepCategory 311555
1969Unnamed OctTropical storm4616
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5844
1959Irene OctTropical storm4614
1950Baker AugCategory 18649

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s02
1970s10
1980s01
1990s22
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 Brewton 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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