Hurricanes near Hempstead, TX
Hurricanes
3
None major
Tropical storms
8
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
2
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 8 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Hempstead. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Beryl in 2024. The strongest was Ike in 2008, with winds near 98 mph as it went by. Most came in September.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Beryl Jul | Category 1 | 81 | 18 |
| 2008 | Ike Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 54 |
| 2008 | Edouard Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 41 |
| 2001 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 3 |
| 1989 | Chantal Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 38 |
| 1989 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 23 |
| 1983 | Alicia Aug | Category 2 | 98 | 17 |
| 1980 | Danielle Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 54 |
| 1973 | Delia Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 25 |
| 1970 | Felice Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 13 |
| 1959 | Debra Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 58 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
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 Hempstead 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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