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Hurricane history · Texas

Hurricanes near Houston, TX

Hurricanes

7

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

6

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Houston. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Beryl in 2024. The strongest was Alicia in 1983, with winds near 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Beryl JulCategory 18129
2021Nicholas SepTropical storm6927
2019Imelda SepTropical storm4611
2008Ike SepCategory 210925
2008Edouard AugTropical storm5833
2003Grace AugTropical storm403
2001Allison JunTropical storm5210
1995Dean JulTropical storm4618
1989Jerry OctCategory 18626
1989Chantal AugCategory 17529
1989Allison JunTropical storm5210
1987Unnamed AugTropical storm4653
1983Alicia AugCategory 31159
1980Danielle SepTropical storm4629
1973Delia SepCategory 17541
1973Unnamed SepTropical storm4015
1970Felice SepTropical storm695
1963Cindy SepTropical storm6313
1959Debra JulCategory 18617
1957Bertha AugTropical storm5252

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s01
1970s12
1980s33
1990s01
2000s13
2010s01
2020s11

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 Houston 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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