Hurricanes near Portland, TX
Hurricanes
4
2 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
10
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
3
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 10 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Portland. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Harvey in 2017. The strongest was Celia in 1970, with winds near 138 mph as it went by. Most came in August.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Harold Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 54 |
| 2017 | Harvey Aug | Category 4 | 132 | 25 |
| 2015 | Bill Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 44 |
| 2010 | Hermine Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 49 |
| 2003 | Claudette Jul | Category 1 | 86 | 47 |
| 1998 | Frances Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 29 |
| 1998 | Charley Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 1 |
| 1993 | Arlene Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 54 |
| 1978 | Amelia Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 45 |
| 1971 | Fern Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 12 |
| 1970 | Celia Aug | Category 4 | 138 | 1 |
| 1968 | Candy Jun | Tropical storm | 69 | 13 |
| 1960 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 26 |
| 1958 | Ella Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 27 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010s | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
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 Portland 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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