Hurricanes near Rockdale, TX
Hurricanes
1
None major
Tropical storms
4
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
0
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 1 hurricane and 4 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Rockdale. That's a hurricane about once every 76 years. The most recent hurricane was Carla in 1961. The strongest was Carla in 1961, with winds near 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Chantal Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 46 |
| 1983 | Alicia Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 46 |
| 1973 | Delia Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 43 |
| 1968 | Candy Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 39 |
| 1961 | Carla Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 35 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 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 Rockdale 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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