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Hurricane history · Florida

Hurricanes near West Palm Beach, FL

Hurricanes

12

4 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

18

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

6

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 12 hurricanes and 18 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of West Palm Beach. That's a hurricane about once every 6 years. The most recent hurricane was Nicole in 2022. The strongest was Matthew in 2016, with winds near 132 mph as it went by. Most came in October.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2022Nicole NovCategory 17543
2022Alex JunTropical storm4636
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6938
2016Matthew OctCategory 413257
2006Ernesto AugTropical storm4049
2005Tammy OctTropical storm4046
2005Wilma OctCategory 31159
2005Katrina AugCategory 18148
2004Frances SepCategory 210929
2004Jeanne SepCategory 312131
1999Irene OctCategory 17511
1999Harvey SepTropical storm5224
1998Mitch NovTropical storm6315
1995Erin AugCategory 18646
1995Jerry AugTropical storm407
1988Chris AugTropical storm4027
1985Bob JulTropical storm5229
1984Isidore SepTropical storm587
1981Dennis AugTropical storm4059
1979David SepCategory 29813
1976Dottie AugTropical storm469
1974Unnamed OctTropical storm6321
1964Isbell OctCategory 29813
1964Cleo AugCategory 210914
1960Florence SepTropical storm5821
1959Judith OctTropical storm5826
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm6335
1952Unnamed FebTropical storm6311
1951How OctTropical storm5851
1950King OctCategory 413236

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s14
1960s21
1970s12
1980s04
1990s23
2000s42
2010s10
2020s12

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 West Palm 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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