Hurricanes near Rockport, TX
Hurricanes
6
3 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
9
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
3
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 6 hurricanes and 9 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Rockport. That's a hurricane about once every 13 years. The most recent hurricane was Nicholas in 2021. 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
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Nicholas Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 50 |
| 2020 | Beta Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 46 |
| 2017 | Harvey Aug | Category 4 | 132 | 5 |
| 2015 | Bill Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 24 |
| 2003 | Claudette Jul | Category 1 | 92 | 37 |
| 2002 | Fay Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 55 |
| 1998 | Frances Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 13 |
| 1998 | Charley Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 17 |
| 1971 | Fern Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 10 |
| 1970 | Celia Aug | Category 4 | 138 | 17 |
| 1968 | Candy Jun | Tropical storm | 69 | 6 |
| 1964 | Abby Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 58 |
| 1961 | Carla Sep | Category 4 | 144 | 43 |
| 1960 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 45 |
| 1958 | Ella Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 39 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 | 3 |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 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 Rockport 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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