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Hurricane history · North Carolina

Hurricanes near Fuquay-Varina, NC

Hurricanes

2

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Fuquay-Varina. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Fran in 1996. The strongest was Hazel in 1954, 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
2021Elsa JulTropical storm528
2021Claudette JunTropical storm4631
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6951
2018Michael OctTropical storm5831
2013Andrea JunTropical storm4630
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5836
2000Helene SepTropical storm4036
1999Dennis SepTropical storm4028
1997Danny JulTropical storm4014
1996Fran SepCategory 1817
1971Ginger OctTropical storm4026
1970Alma MayTropical storm467
1959Cindy JulTropical storm4014
1955Diane AugTropical storm6315
1954Hazel OctCategory 311524

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s00
1970s02
1980s00
1990s12
2000s02
2010s02
2020s03

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 Fuquay-Varina 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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