Hurricanes near Stapleton, AL
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Hurricanes
10
5 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
14
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
6
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 10 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Stapleton. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Sally 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
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sally Sep | Category 2 | 109 | 18 |
| 2018 | Gordon Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 48 |
| 2017 | Nate Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 53 |
| 2009 | Ida Nov | Tropical storm | 52 | 23 |
| 2009 | Claudette Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 46 |
| 2005 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 53 |
| 2005 | Dennis Jul | Category 3 | 121 | 28 |
| 2005 | Arlene Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 16 |
| 2004 | Ivan Sep | Category 3 | 121 | 4 |
| 2002 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 13 |
| 2001 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 29 |
| 1998 | Georges Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 15 |
| 1997 | Danny Jul | Category 1 | 81 | 23 |
| 1995 | Opal Oct | Category 3 | 115 | 49 |
| 1995 | Erin Aug | Category 1 | 92 | 8 |
| 1985 | Juan Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 18 |
| 1985 | Elena Sep | Category 3 | 121 | 56 |
| 1979 | Frederic Sep | Category 3 | 127 | 38 |
| 1969 | Unnamed Oct | Tropical storm | 40 | 59 |
| 1965 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 58 | 54 |
| 1964 | Hilda Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 15 |
| 1959 | Irene Oct | Tropical storm | 46 | 15 |
| 1956 | Flossy Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 57 |
| 1950 | Baker Aug | Category 1 | 86 | 6 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 | 3 |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
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 Stapleton 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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