Hurricanes near Chesapeake, VA
Hurricanes
7
None major
Tropical storms
23
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
5
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 23 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Chesapeake. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Irene in 2011. The strongest was Donna in 1960, with winds near 98 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 | Elsa Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 51 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 39 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 52 |
| 2011 | Irene Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 30 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 56 |
| 2007 | Gabrielle Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 53 |
| 2006 | Ernesto Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 46 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 13 |
| 2004 | Gaston Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 38 |
| 2000 | Helene Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 22 |
| 1999 | Floyd Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 15 |
| 1997 | Danny Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 10 |
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Tropical storm | 69 | 36 |
| 1992 | Danielle Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 53 |
| 1986 | Charley Aug | Category 1 | 81 | 30 |
| 1981 | Bret Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 50 |
| 1972 | Agnes Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 52 |
| 1971 | Doria Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 1 |
| 1970 | Alma May | Tropical storm | 40 | 41 |
| 1969 | Camille Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 29 |
| 1967 | Doria Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 26 |
| 1964 | Cleo Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 27 |
| 1963 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 20 |
| 1961 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 7 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 45 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 25 |
| 1959 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 16 |
| 1955 | Ione Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 28 |
| 1955 | Connie Aug | Category 1 | 92 | 11 |
| 1953 | Barbara Aug | Category 1 | 86 | 33 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 | 6 |
| 1970s | 0 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
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 Chesapeake 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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