Hurricane history · North Carolina
Hurricanes near Wallace, NC
Hurricanes
10
3 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
21
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
7
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 10 hurricanes and 21 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Wallace. That's a hurricane about once every 8 years. The most recent hurricane was Isaias in 2020. The strongest was Diana in 1984, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ophelia Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 51 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 43 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Category 1 | 86 | 11 |
| 2018 | Florence Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 39 |
| 2016 | Hermine Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 20 |
| 2013 | Andrea Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 47 |
| 2012 | Beryl May | Tropical storm | 46 | 39 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 23 |
| 2006 | Ernesto Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 4 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 18 |
| 2002 | Kyle Oct | Tropical storm | 40 | 30 |
| 2000 | Helene Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 39 |
| 1999 | Dennis Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 53 |
| 1999 | Floyd Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 31 |
| 1998 | Bonnie Aug | Category 2 | 109 | 29 |
| 1996 | Fran Sep | Category 3 | 115 | 24 |
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Category 2 | 104 | 18 |
| 1985 | Kate Nov | Tropical storm | 52 | 41 |
| 1984 | Diana Sep | Category 3 | 127 | 13 |
| 1982 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 69 | 50 |
| 1981 | Dennis Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 39 |
| 1972 | Agnes Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 13 |
| 1971 | Ginger Oct | Tropical storm | 63 | 12 |
| 1971 | Doria Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 46 |
| 1967 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 5 |
| 1964 | Isbell Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 49 |
| 1961 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 32 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 2 | 104 | 40 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 69 | 11 |
| 1955 | Diane Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 14 |
| 1954 | Hazel Oct | Category 3 | 127 | 30 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 | 4 |
| 1970s | 0 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 |
| 1990s | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 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 Wallace 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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