Hurricanes near West Point, VA
Hurricanes
2
None major
Tropical storms
12
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
0
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of West Point. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Floyd in 1999. The strongest was Connie in 1955, with winds near 81 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 | 15 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 10 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 10 |
| 2004 | Gaston Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 27 |
| 1999 | Floyd Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 59 |
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Tropical storm | 69 | 14 |
| 1983 | Dean Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 20 |
| 1971 | Doria Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 50 |
| 1969 | Camille Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 28 |
| 1963 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 39 |
| 1961 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 53 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 33 |
| 1959 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 50 |
| 1955 | Connie Aug | Category 1 | 81 | 34 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 | 4 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 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 West Point 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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