Hurricanes near Kent Acres, DE
Hurricanes
1
None major
Tropical storms
12
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
0
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 1 hurricane and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Kent Acres. That's a hurricane about once every 76 years. The most recent hurricane was Irene in 2011. The strongest was Irene in 2011, with winds near 75 mph as it went by. Most came in July.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Elsa Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 36 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 26 |
| 2020 | Fay Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 60 |
| 2011 | Irene Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 50 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 17 |
| 1999 | Floyd Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 48 |
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Tropical storm | 69 | 14 |
| 1992 | Danielle Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 15 |
| 1971 | Doria Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 30 |
| 1963 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 51 |
| 1961 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 43 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 27 |
| 1955 | Connie Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 58 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 |
| 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 Kent Acres 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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