Hurricanes near Jacksonville Beach, FL
Hurricanes
7
1 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
19
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
3
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 19 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Jacksonville Beach. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Matthew in 2016. The strongest was Matthew in 2016, with winds near 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Eta Nov | Tropical storm | 46 | 24 |
| 2016 | Matthew Oct | Category 3 | 115 | 44 |
| 2016 | Julia Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 15 |
| 2016 | Colin Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 52 |
| 2013 | Andrea Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 57 |
| 2012 | Beryl May | Tropical storm | 69 | 5 |
| 2007 | Barry Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 29 |
| 2005 | Tammy Oct | Tropical storm | 52 | 4 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 1 | 86 | 37 |
| 2002 | Kyle Oct | Tropical storm | 40 | 45 |
| 1988 | Chris Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 43 |
| 1985 | Isabel Oct | Tropical storm | 46 | 17 |
| 1985 | Bob Jul | Category 1 | 75 | 54 |
| 1984 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 18 |
| 1982 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 63 | 18 |
| 1981 | Dennis Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 35 |
| 1979 | David Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 28 |
| 1976 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 6 |
| 1972 | Alpha May | Tropical storm | 63 | 36 |
| 1968 | Gladys Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 30 |
| 1968 | Abby Jun | Tropical storm | 69 | 3 |
| 1968 | Brenda Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 39 |
| 1964 | Dora Sep | Category 2 | 109 | 25 |
| 1964 | Cleo Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 5 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 41 |
| 1950 | Easy Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 31 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
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 Jacksonville Beach 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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