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Hurricane history · Texas

Hurricanes near Friendswood, TX

Hurricanes

10

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 10 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Friendswood. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Beryl in 2024. The strongest was Alicia in 1983, with winds near 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Beryl JulCategory 18644
2021Nicholas SepCategory 1755
2019Imelda SepTropical storm4618
2008Ike SepCategory 210922
2008Edouard AugTropical storm6342
2007Humberto SepCategory 19243
2003Grace AugTropical storm404
2001Allison JunTropical storm586
1995Dean JulTropical storm4616
1989Jerry OctCategory 18615
1989Chantal AugCategory 18136
1989Allison JunTropical storm529
1987Unnamed AugTropical storm4642
1986Bonnie JunCategory 18659
1983Alicia AugCategory 311510
1980Danielle SepTropical storm529
1973Delia SepCategory 18135
1973Unnamed SepTropical storm408
1970Felice SepTropical storm6918
1964Abby AugTropical storm6955
1963Cindy SepTropical storm6336
1959Debra JulCategory 1866
1957Bertha AugTropical storm5255

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s02
1970s12
1980s43
1990s01
2000s23
2010s01
2020s20

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 Friendswood 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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