Hurricanes near Rio Grande City, TX
Hurricanes
5
None major
Tropical storms
3
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
2
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 3 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Rio Grande City. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Hanna in 2020. The strongest was Allen in 1980, with winds near 104 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hanna Jul | Category 1 | 81 | 4 |
| 2008 | Dolly Jul | Category 1 | 75 | 38 |
| 1980 | Allen Aug | Category 2 | 104 | 44 |
| 1975 | Caroline Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 37 |
| 1971 | Fern Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 44 |
| 1967 | Beulah Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 46 |
| 1958 | Alma Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 8 |
| 1954 | Alice Jun | Category 1 | 75 | 4 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
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 Rio Grande City 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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