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Hurricane history · North Carolina

Hurricanes near Knightdale, NC

Hurricanes

2

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Knightdale. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Fran in 1996. The strongest was Hazel in 1954, with winds near 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5210
2021Claudette JunTropical storm4635
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6942
2018Michael OctTropical storm5827
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5823
2006Ernesto SepTropical storm4649
2000Helene SepTropical storm4039
1999Dennis SepTropical storm468
1997Danny JulTropical storm4015
1996Fran SepCategory 18118
1971Ginger OctTropical storm4011
1970Alma MayTropical storm405
1959Cindy JulTropical storm4014
1955Diane AugTropical storm633
1954Hazel OctCategory 311513

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s00
1970s02
1980s00
1990s12
2000s03
2010s01
2020s03

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 Knightdale 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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