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Hurricane history · Alabama

Hurricanes near Slocomb, AL

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Hurricanes

5

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Slocomb. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Michael in 2018. The strongest was Michael in 2018, with winds near 144 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Fred AugTropical storm5812
2018Michael OctCategory 414442
2018Alberto MayTropical storm4633
2008Fay AugTropical storm4646
2004Frances SepTropical storm4044
2001Barry AugTropical storm6957
1998Earl SepCategory 17551
1994Beryl AugTropical storm5831
1994Alberto JulTropical storm5830
1975Eloise SepCategory 311531
1972Agnes JunTropical storm6342
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5812
1964Dora SepTropical storm4653
1957Debbie SepTropical storm408
1956Flossy SepCategory 18625
1953Florence SepCategory 1868
1953Alice JunTropical storm465

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s02
1970s11
1980s00
1990s12
2000s03
2010s11
2020s01

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 Slocomb 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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