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Hurricane history · Alabama

Hurricanes near Montgomery, AL

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Hurricanes

2

None major

Tropical storms

2

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 2 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Montgomery. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Opal in 1995. The strongest was Eloise in 1975, with winds near 98 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Sally SepTropical storm4020
1995Opal OctCategory 18111
1985Juan NovTropical storm4637
1975Eloise SepCategory 29826

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s00
1960s00
1970s10
1980s01
1990s10
2000s00
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 Montgomery 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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