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Hurricane history · Alabama

Hurricanes near Opp, AL

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Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Opp. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Opal in 1995. The strongest was Eloise in 1975, 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
2021Fred AugTropical storm4651
2020Sally SepTropical storm6934
2018Alberto MayTropical storm404
2009Claudette AugTropical storm4649
2008Fay AugTropical storm4641
2001Barry AugTropical storm6924
2000Helene SepTropical storm4022
1995Opal OctCategory 29827
1994Alberto JulTropical storm6311
1985Juan OctTropical storm5254
1975Eloise SepCategory 31159
1969Unnamed OctTropical storm4634
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5823
1957Debbie SepTropical storm4046
1956Flossy SepCategory 18652
1953Florence SepCategory 18638
1953Alice JunTropical storm4042

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s02
1970s10
1980s01
1990s11
2000s04
2010s01
2020s02

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 Opp 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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