Hurricanes near Columbus, TX
Hurricanes
3
None major
Tropical storms
8
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
0
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 8 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Columbus. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Beryl in 2024. The strongest was Carla in 1961, with winds near 104 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Beryl Jul | Category 1 | 86 | 39 |
| 2015 | Bill Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 26 |
| 2002 | Fay Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 47 |
| 1989 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 52 |
| 1983 | Alicia Aug | Category 1 | 86 | 56 |
| 1980 | Danielle Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 31 |
| 1973 | Delia Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 13 |
| 1970 | Felice Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 52 |
| 1968 | Candy Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 58 |
| 1964 | Abby Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 59 |
| 1961 | Carla Sep | Category 2 | 104 | 41 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 1 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
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 Columbus 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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