Hurricanes near Tappahannock, VA
Hurricanes
1
None major
Tropical storms
9
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
0
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 1 hurricane and 9 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Tappahannock. That's a hurricane about once every 76 years. The most recent hurricane was Connie in 1955. The strongest was Connie in 1955, with winds near 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Elsa Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 31 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 15 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 12 |
| 2004 | Gaston Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 50 |
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Tropical storm | 69 | 27 |
| 1983 | Dean Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 2 |
| 1969 | Camille Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 52 |
| 1963 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 39 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 48 |
| 1955 | Connie Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 33 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
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 Tappahannock 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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