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Hurricane history · Texas

Hurricanes near West University Place, TX

Hurricanes

8

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

6

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of West University Place. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Beryl in 2024. The strongest was Alicia in 1983, with winds near 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Beryl JulCategory 18626
2021Nicholas SepCategory 17525
2019Imelda SepTropical storm467
2008Ike SepCategory 210929
2008Edouard AugTropical storm5839
2003Grace AugTropical storm403
2001Allison JunTropical storm5211
1995Dean JulTropical storm4613
1989Jerry OctCategory 18629
1989Chantal AugCategory 17534
1989Allison JunTropical storm526
1987Unnamed AugTropical storm4656
1983Alicia AugCategory 31154
1980Danielle SepTropical storm4624
1973Delia SepCategory 17536
1973Unnamed SepTropical storm4013
1970Felice SepTropical storm6910
1963Cindy SepTropical storm5816
1959Debra JulCategory 18620
1957Bertha AugTropical storm4656

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s01
1970s12
1980s33
1990s01
2000s13
2010s01
2020s20

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 University Place 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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