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Hurricane history · Alabama

Hurricanes near Hartford, AL

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Hurricanes

5

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Hartford. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Michael in 2018. The strongest was Michael in 2018, with winds near 144 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Fred AugTropical storm5817
2018Michael OctCategory 414447
2018Alberto MayTropical storm4628
2008Fay AugTropical storm4643
2001Barry AugTropical storm6951
1998Earl SepCategory 17553
1994Beryl AugTropical storm5836
1994Alberto JulTropical storm5825
1975Eloise SepCategory 311527
1972Agnes JunTropical storm6346
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm589
1964Dora SepTropical storm4659
1957Debbie SepTropical storm4011
1956Flossy SepCategory 18627
1953Florence SepCategory 1929
1953Alice JunTropical storm469

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s02
1970s11
1980s00
1990s12
2000s02
2010s11
2020s01

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 Hartford 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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