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Hurricane history · Virginia

Hurricanes near Virginia Beach, VA

Hurricanes

8

None major

Tropical storms

20

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

6

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 20 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Virginia Beach. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Irene in 2011. The strongest was Gloria in 1985, with winds near 104 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5256
2021Claudette JunTropical storm4642
2011Irene AugCategory 17519
2007Gabrielle SepTropical storm4646
2004Charley AugTropical storm5211
2004Gaston AugTropical storm4042
2000Helene SepTropical storm5219
1999Floyd SepCategory 1815
1997Danny JulTropical storm5216
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6947
1992Danielle SepTropical storm6337
1986Charley AugCategory 18120
1985Gloria SepCategory 210452
1983Dean SepTropical storm6348
1981Bret JulTropical storm5235
1971Doria AugTropical storm6911
1970Alma MayTropical storm4057
1969Camille AugTropical storm5220
1967Doria SepTropical storm6916
1964Cleo SepTropical storm4639
1963Unnamed JunTropical storm587
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm5210
1960Donna SepCategory 29836
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5830
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5221
1955Ione SepCategory 18122
1955Connie AugCategory 1866
1953Barbara AugCategory 19222

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s31
1960s16
1970s02
1980s22
1990s13
2000s04
2010s10
2020s02

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 Virginia Beach 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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