Hurricane history · Virginia

Hurricanes near Franklin, VA

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 20 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Franklin. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Isabel in 2003. The strongest was Isabel in 2003, with winds near 86 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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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 Franklin at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.