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Hurricane history · North Carolina

Hurricanes near Lillington, NC

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

15

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 15 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Lillington. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Isaias in 2020. The strongest was Hazel in 1954, with winds near 121 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5213
2021Claudette JunTropical storm4618
2020Isaias AugCategory 17549
2018Michael OctTropical storm5842
2013Andrea JunTropical storm4618
2008Hanna SepTropical storm6334
2006Ernesto SepTropical storm4660
2000Helene SepTropical storm4024
1999Dennis SepTropical storm4041
1997Danny JulTropical storm402
1996Fran SepCategory 1865
1984Diana SepTropical storm5252
1972Agnes JunTropical storm4652
1971Ginger OctTropical storm4631
1970Alma MayTropical storm469
1959Cindy JulTropical storm403
1955Diane AugTropical storm6321
1954Hazel OctCategory 312124

By decade

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

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 Lillington 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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