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Hurricane history · Texas

Hurricanes near Wharton, TX

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Wharton. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Beryl in 2024. The strongest was Carla in 1961, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Beryl JulCategory 1926
2021Nicholas SepCategory 17538
2020Beta SepTropical storm4625
2019Imelda SepTropical storm4638
2017Harvey AugTropical storm4654
2015Bill JunTropical storm5250
2003Grace AugTropical storm4051
2002Fay SepTropical storm5846
2001Allison JunTropical storm5218
1995Dean JulTropical storm4636
1989Allison JunTropical storm5224
1983Alicia AugCategory 210945
1980Danielle SepTropical storm462
1979Elena SepTropical storm4018
1973Delia SepTropical storm6914
1970Felice SepTropical storm5254
1964Abby AugTropical storm6936
1961Carla SepCategory 312752
1959Debra JulCategory 18655

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s10
1960s11
1970s03
1980s12
1990s01
2000s03
2010s03
2020s21

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 Wharton 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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