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Hurricane history · Texas

Hurricanes near Harlingen, TX

Hurricanes

7

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

6

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 6 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Harlingen. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Hanna in 2020. The strongest was Bret in 1999, with winds near 132 mph as it went by. Most came in June.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Hanna JulCategory 19233
2010Hermine SepTropical storm691
2008Dolly JulCategory 29819
1999Bret AugCategory 413252
1993Arlene JunTropical storm4056
1983Barry AugCategory 18153
1980Allen AugCategory 312714
1978Amelia JulTropical storm5223
1967Beulah SepCategory 413210
1960Unnamed JunTropical storm5837
1958Gerda SepTropical storm408
1958Alma JunTropical storm5844
1954Alice JunCategory 19245

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s11
1970s01
1980s20
1990s11
2000s10
2010s01
2020s10

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 Harlingen 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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