Hurricane history · North Carolina
Hurricanes near James City, NC
Hurricanes
17
1 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
26
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
6
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 17 hurricanes and 26 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of James City. That's a hurricane about once every 4 years. The most recent hurricane was Dorian in 2019. The strongest was Helene in 1958, with winds near 138 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ophelia Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 6 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 48 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 57 |
| 2019 | Dorian Sep | Category 2 | 104 | 50 |
| 2018 | Florence Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 60 |
| 2016 | Matthew Oct | Category 1 | 81 | 53 |
| 2016 | Hermine Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 5 |
| 2014 | Arthur Jul | Category 2 | 98 | 33 |
| 2012 | Beryl May | Tropical storm | 46 | 30 |
| 2011 | Irene Aug | Category 1 | 86 | 29 |
| 2007 | Gabrielle Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 37 |
| 2006 | Ernesto Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 46 |
| 2005 | Ophelia Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 53 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 27 |
| 2003 | Isabel Sep | Category 2 | 104 | 31 |
| 2002 | Kyle Oct | Tropical storm | 46 | 17 |
| 2000 | Helene Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 52 |
| 1999 | Dennis Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 4 |
| 1999 | Floyd Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 12 |
| 1998 | Bonnie Aug | Category 2 | 109 | 4 |
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Category 1 | 92 | 33 |
| 1996 | Arthur Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 41 |
| 1986 | Charley Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 35 |
| 1985 | Kate Nov | Tropical storm | 46 | 39 |
| 1984 | Diana Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 19 |
| 1982 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 69 | 27 |
| 1981 | Dennis Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 22 |
| 1972 | Agnes Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 24 |
| 1971 | Ginger Oct | Tropical storm | 69 | 26 |
| 1971 | Doria Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 7 |
| 1970 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 28 |
| 1968 | Gladys Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 56 |
| 1967 | Doria Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 42 |
| 1964 | Isbell Oct | Tropical storm | 69 | 6 |
| 1962 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 63 | 51 |
| 1961 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 12 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 2 | 104 | 10 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 35 |
| 1959 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 28 |
| 1958 | Helene Sep | Category 4 | 138 | 52 |
| 1955 | Ione Sep | Category 2 | 109 | 17 |
| 1955 | Connie Aug | Category 2 | 98 | 23 |
| 1953 | Barbara Aug | Category 1 | 92 | 50 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4 | 1 |
| 1960s | 2 | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1 | 4 |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
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 James City 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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