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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near Palm Beach, FL

Hurricanes

12

4 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

17

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 12 hurricanes and 17 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Palm Beach. That's a hurricane about once every 6 years. The most recent hurricane was Nicole in 2022. The strongest was Matthew in 2016, with winds near 132 mph as it went by. Most came in October.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2022Nicole NovCategory 17544
2022Alex JunTropical storm4641
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6933
2016Matthew OctCategory 413255
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4055
2005Tammy OctTropical storm4047
2005Wilma OctCategory 311516
2005Katrina AugCategory 18142
2004Frances SepCategory 210931
2004Jeanne SepCategory 312133
1999Irene OctCategory 17518
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5220
1998Mitch NovTropical storm6321
1995Erin AugCategory 18647
1995Jerry AugTropical storm406
1988Chris AugTropical storm4022
1985Bob JulTropical storm4635
1984Isidore SepTropical storm581
1979David SepCategory 29810
1976Dottie AugTropical storm467
1974Unnamed OctTropical storm6317
1964Isbell OctCategory 19217
1964Cleo AugCategory 210917
1960Florence SepTropical storm5827
1959Judith OctTropical storm5827
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6340
1952Unnamed FebTropical storm6314
1951How OctTropical storm5857
1950King OctCategory 413240

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s14
1960s21
1970s12
1980s03
1990s23
2000s42
2010s10
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 Palm Beach 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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