Hurricanes near Georgetown, DE
Hurricanes
2
None major
Tropical storms
13
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
0
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Georgetown. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Irene in 2011. The strongest was Gloria in 1985, with winds near 98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Elsa Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 16 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 46 |
| 2020 | Fay Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 50 |
| 2011 | Irene Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 33 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 19 |
| 2004 | Gaston Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 52 |
| 1999 | Floyd Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 27 |
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Tropical storm | 69 | 19 |
| 1992 | Danielle Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 17 |
| 1985 | Gloria Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 52 |
| 1971 | Doria Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 10 |
| 1963 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 50 |
| 1961 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 24 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 5 |
| 1955 | Connie Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 58 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 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 Georgetown 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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