Hurricane history · North Carolina
Hurricanes near Farmville, NC
Hurricanes
7
None major
Tropical storms
22
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
1
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 22 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Farmville. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Isabel in 2003. The strongest was Hazel in 1954, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ophelia Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 18 |
| 2021 | Elsa Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 51 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 13 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 19 |
| 2018 | Michael Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 59 |
| 2016 | Hermine Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 53 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 30 |
| 2006 | Ernesto Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 4 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 24 |
| 2003 | Isabel Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 37 |
| 2000 | Helene Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 6 |
| 1999 | Dennis Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 9 |
| 1999 | Floyd Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 36 |
| 1998 | Bonnie Aug | Category 1 | 86 | 52 |
| 1997 | Danny Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 25 |
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Category 1 | 86 | 11 |
| 1984 | Diana Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 29 |
| 1972 | Agnes Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 27 |
| 1971 | Ginger Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 39 |
| 1971 | Doria Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 44 |
| 1970 | Alma May | Tropical storm | 40 | 38 |
| 1964 | Isbell Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 9 |
| 1961 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 38 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 60 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 16 |
| 1959 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 27 |
| 1955 | Ione Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 54 |
| 1955 | Diane Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 51 |
| 1954 | Hazel Oct | Category 2 | 104 | 43 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 2 |
| 1960s | 1 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
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 Farmville 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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