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Hurricane history · Alabama

Hurricanes near Thomasville, AL

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Hurricanes

4

None major

Tropical storms

5

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 5 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Thomasville. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Zeta in 2020. The strongest was Frederic in 1979, with winds near 92 mph as it went by. Most came in October.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Zeta OctCategory 18133
2017Nate OctTropical storm5824
2005Dennis JulCategory 17513
2004Ivan SepCategory 18612
1995Erin AugTropical storm5856
1985Juan NovTropical storm5244
1979Frederic SepCategory 19254
1959Irene OctTropical storm4046
1950Baker AugTropical storm6915

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s02
1960s00
1970s10
1980s01
1990s01
2000s20
2010s01
2020s10

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 Thomasville 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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