Hurricane history · North Carolina
Hurricanes near Southern Pines, NC
Hurricanes
2
1 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
11
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
0
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Southern Pines. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Fran in 1996. The strongest was Hazel in 1954, with winds near 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Debby Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 43 |
| 2021 | Elsa Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 10 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 21 |
| 2018 | Michael Oct | Tropical storm | 52 | 41 |
| 2013 | Andrea Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 35 |
| 1996 | Fran Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 39 |
| 1985 | Bob Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 57 |
| 1979 | David Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 59 |
| 1972 | Agnes Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 58 |
| 1970 | Alma May | Tropical storm | 46 | 6 |
| 1955 | Diane Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 54 |
| 1954 | Hazel Oct | Category 3 | 115 | 56 |
| 1952 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 42 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
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 Southern Pines 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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