Hurricane history · Virginia

Hurricanes near Smithfield, VA

Since 1950, 6 hurricanes and 21 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Smithfield. That's a hurricane about once every 13 years. The most recent hurricane was Irene in 2011. The strongest was Connie in 1955, with winds near 86 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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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 Smithfield at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.