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Hurricane history · Texas

Hurricanes near Palacios, TX

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Palacios. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Beryl in 2024. The strongest was Carla in 1961, with winds near 144 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Beryl JulCategory 19214
2021Nicholas SepCategory 17528
2020Beta SepTropical storm5215
2019Imelda SepTropical storm4642
2017Harvey AugTropical storm4613
2015Bill JunTropical storm5835
2003Claudette JulCategory 19225
2002Fay SepTropical storm5813
2001Allison JunTropical storm5840
1998Frances SepTropical storm5245
1989Allison JunTropical storm5232
1980Danielle SepTropical storm4640
1979Elena SepTropical storm4026
1973Delia SepTropical storm6928
1971Fern SepCategory 18627
1964Abby AugTropical storm698
1961Carla SepCategory 414424

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s00
1960s11
1970s12
1980s02
1990s01
2000s12
2010s03
2020s21

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 Palacios 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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