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Hurricane history · Texas

Hurricanes near Karnes City, TX

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

6

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 6 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Karnes City. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Harvey in 2017. The strongest was Celia in 1970, with winds near 115 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2017Harvey AugCategory 210425
2010Hermine SepTropical storm5232
2003Claudette JulCategory 17526
1998Frances SepTropical storm5238
1978Amelia JulTropical storm4051
1970Celia AugCategory 311549
1968Candy JunTropical storm6934
1964Abby AugTropical storm463
1961Carla SepCategory 29858
1960Unnamed JunTropical storm405

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s00
1960s13
1970s11
1980s00
1990s01
2000s10
2010s11
2020s00

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 Karnes 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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