Hurricane history · North Carolina
Hurricanes near Fairmont, NC
Hurricanes
7
1 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
17
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
1
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 17 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Fairmont. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Ian in 2022. The strongest was Hazel in 1954, with winds near 132 mph as it went by. Most came in August.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chantal Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 1 |
| 2022 | Ian Oct | Category 1 | 75 | 12 |
| 2021 | Elsa Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 44 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 32 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Category 1 | 92 | 45 |
| 2018 | Florence Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 45 |
| 2016 | Hermine Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 46 |
| 2015 | Ana May | Tropical storm | 46 | 27 |
| 2013 | Andrea Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 10 |
| 2012 | Beryl May | Tropical storm | 46 | 54 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 35 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 47 |
| 2004 | Gaston Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 9 |
| 2002 | Kyle Oct | Tropical storm | 40 | 58 |
| 1996 | Fran Sep | Category 2 | 104 | 41 |
| 1985 | Kate Nov | Tropical storm | 52 | 49 |
| 1984 | Diana Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 35 |
| 1972 | Unnamed Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 22 |
| 1972 | Agnes Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 9 |
| 1970 | Alma May | Tropical storm | 46 | 39 |
| 1967 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 54 |
| 1955 | Diane Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 53 |
| 1954 | Hazel Oct | Category 4 | 132 | 36 |
| 1952 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 21 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 | 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 Fairmont 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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