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Hurricane history · Texas

Hurricanes near Kirbyville, TX

Hurricanes

5

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Kirbyville. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Laura in 2020. The strongest was Laura in 2020, with winds near 144 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Laura AugCategory 414436
2019Barry JulTropical storm5248
2017Harvey AugTropical storm4644
2017Cindy JunTropical storm526
2007Humberto SepCategory 18630
2005Rita SepCategory 210912
1987Unnamed AugTropical storm4629
1986Bonnie JunCategory 17540
1982Chris SepTropical storm6326
1979Claudette JulTropical storm5225
1978Debra AugTropical storm5234
1974Carmen SepTropical storm6912
1973Unnamed SepTropical storm4034
1957Bertha AugTropical storm5855
1957Audrey JunCategory 312124
1955Unnamed AugTropical storm408
1954Barbara JulTropical storm5212

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s13
1960s00
1970s04
1980s12
1990s00
2000s20
2010s03
2020s10

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 Kirbyville 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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