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Hurricane history · Texas

Hurricanes near Refugio, TX

Hurricanes

5

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

10

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 10 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Refugio. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Harvey in 2017. 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
2020Beta SepTropical storm5244
2017Harvey AugCategory 41328
2015Bill JunTropical storm5833
2010Hermine SepTropical storm5260
2003Claudette JulCategory 19218
2002Fay SepTropical storm5251
1998Frances SepTropical storm582
1998Charley AugTropical storm5828
1971Fern SepCategory 18632
1970Celia AugCategory 413827
1968Candy JunTropical storm695
1964Abby AugTropical storm5241
1961Carla SepCategory 414444
1960Unnamed JunTropical storm4639
1958Ella SepTropical storm5856

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s01
1960s13
1970s20
1980s00
1990s02
2000s11
2010s12
2020s01

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 Refugio 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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