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Hurricane history · Alabama

Hurricanes near Saraland, AL

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Hurricanes

11

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

10

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 11 hurricanes and 10 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Saraland. That's a hurricane about once every 7 years. The most recent hurricane was Zeta in 2020. The strongest was Frederic in 1979, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Zeta OctCategory 18657
2020Sally SepCategory 210938
2018Gordon SepTropical storm6938
2017Nate OctCategory 17533
2009Ida NovTropical storm5237
2005Cindy JulTropical storm4634
2005Dennis JulCategory 210940
2005Arlene JunTropical storm5832
2004Ivan SepCategory 312118
2002Hanna SepTropical storm587
2001Allison JunTropical storm4616
1998Georges SepCategory 21046
1997Danny JulCategory 18133
1995Erin AugCategory 18112
1985Juan OctTropical storm6337
1985Elena SepCategory 311558
1979Frederic SepCategory 312724
1964Hilda OctTropical storm6320
1960Ethel SepTropical storm6356
1959Irene OctTropical storm4634
1950Baker AugCategory 18612

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s02
1970s10
1980s11
1990s30
2000s25
2010s11
2020s20

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 Saraland 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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