Hurricane history · North Carolina
Hurricanes near Red Springs, NC
Hurricanes
3
1 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
10
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
0
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 10 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Red Springs. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Isaias in 2020. The strongest was Hazel in 1954, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in June.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ian Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 16 |
| 2021 | Elsa Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 26 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 14 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Category 1 | 86 | 55 |
| 2013 | Andrea Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 12 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 44 |
| 1996 | Fran Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 36 |
| 1984 | Diana Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 41 |
| 1972 | Agnes Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 30 |
| 1970 | Alma May | Tropical storm | 46 | 21 |
| 1955 | Diane Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 49 |
| 1954 | Hazel Oct | Category 3 | 127 | 41 |
| 1952 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 33 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Red Springs 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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