Hurricanes near San Diego, TX
Hurricanes
5
1 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
9
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
2
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 9 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of San Diego. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Bret in 1999. The strongest was Celia in 1970, with winds near 127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Harold Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 32 |
| 2010 | Hermine Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 9 |
| 2008 | Dolly Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 56 |
| 2003 | Claudette Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 51 |
| 1999 | Bret Aug | Category 2 | 98 | 29 |
| 1998 | Frances Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 59 |
| 1998 | Charley Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 36 |
| 1980 | Allen Aug | Category 1 | 92 | 54 |
| 1978 | Amelia Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 10 |
| 1971 | Fern Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 39 |
| 1970 | Celia Aug | Category 3 | 127 | 31 |
| 1967 | Beulah Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 30 |
| 1960 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 30 |
| 1958 | Ella Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 18 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 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 San Diego 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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