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Hurricane history · Virginia

Hurricanes near Lexington, VA

Hurricanes

0

None major

Tropical storms

6

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 0 hurricanes and 6 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Lexington. The strongest was Isabel in 2003, with winds near 63 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Zeta OctTropical storm5233
2003Isabel SepTropical storm6353
1996Fran SepTropical storm406
1979David SepTropical storm468
1955Diane AugTropical storm5835
1952Able SepTropical storm5226

By decade

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

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 Lexington 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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