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Hurricane history · Alabama

Hurricanes near Headland, AL

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Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Headland. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Michael in 2018. The strongest was Michael in 2018, with winds near 132 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Fred AugTropical storm523
2018Michael OctCategory 413238
2004Frances SepTropical storm4023
1998Earl SepTropical storm6954
1994Beryl AugTropical storm5221
1994Alberto JulTropical storm4038
1975Eloise SepCategory 210944
1972Agnes JunTropical storm5237
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5810
1964Dora SepTropical storm5243
1957Debbie SepTropical storm407
1956Flossy SepTropical storm6934
1953Florence SepCategory 17520
1950King OctTropical storm4046

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s13
1960s02
1970s11
1980s00
1990s03
2000s01
2010s10
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 Headland 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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