Hurricane history · North Carolina
Hurricanes near Pine Level, NC
Hurricanes
4
1 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
19
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
3
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 19 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Pine Level. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Isaias in 2020. The strongest was Hazel in 1954, with winds near 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ophelia Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 55 |
| 2021 | Elsa Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 31 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 12 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 21 |
| 2018 | Michael Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 50 |
| 2013 | Andrea Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 5 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 9 |
| 2006 | Ernesto Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 31 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 51 |
| 2000 | Helene Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 16 |
| 1999 | Dennis Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 17 |
| 1997 | Danny Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 9 |
| 1996 | Fran Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 28 |
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Category 1 | 81 | 45 |
| 1984 | Diana Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 37 |
| 1972 | Agnes Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 41 |
| 1971 | Ginger Oct | Tropical storm | 52 | 3 |
| 1970 | Alma May | Tropical storm | 40 | 25 |
| 1964 | Isbell Oct | Tropical storm | 52 | 31 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 46 |
| 1959 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 10 |
| 1955 | Diane Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 15 |
| 1954 | Hazel Oct | Category 3 | 115 | 12 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
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 Pine Level 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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