Hurricanes near Rio Hondo, TX
Hurricanes
7
3 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
7
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
3
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 7 hurricanes and 7 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Rio Hondo. That's a hurricane about once every 11 years. The most recent hurricane was Hanna in 2020. The strongest was Bret in 1999, with winds near 138 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Nicholas Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 57 |
| 2020 | Hanna Jul | Category 1 | 92 | 32 |
| 2010 | Hermine Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 8 |
| 2008 | Dolly Jul | Category 2 | 98 | 14 |
| 1999 | Bret Aug | Category 4 | 138 | 46 |
| 1993 | Arlene Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 48 |
| 1983 | Barry Aug | Category 1 | 81 | 57 |
| 1980 | Allen Aug | Category 3 | 127 | 7 |
| 1978 | Amelia Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 16 |
| 1967 | Beulah Sep | Category 4 | 132 | 5 |
| 1960 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 29 |
| 1958 | Gerda Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 14 |
| 1958 | Alma Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 52 |
| 1954 | Alice Jun | Category 1 | 86 | 53 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 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 Rio Hondo 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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