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Hurricane history · Alabama

Hurricanes near Sheffield, AL

Hurricanes

0

None major

Tropical storms

4

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 0 hurricanes and 4 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Sheffield. The strongest was Frederic in 1979, with winds near 52 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2005Katrina AugTropical storm4635
1979Frederic SepTropical storm5216
1957Audrey JunTropical storm4042
1950Baker AugTropical storm4054

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s02
1960s00
1970s01
1980s00
1990s00
2000s01
2010s00
2020s00

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 Sheffield 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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