Hurricane history · Mississippi
Hurricanes near Wiggins, MS
Hurricanes
8
4 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
10
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
7
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 10 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Wiggins. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Zeta in 2020. The strongest was Camille in 1969, with winds near 173 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 18 |
| 2020 | Zeta Oct | Category 1 | 92 | 15 |
| 2018 | Gordon Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 14 |
| 2017 | Nate Oct | Category 1 | 75 | 24 |
| 2005 | Katrina Aug | Category 3 | 121 | 28 |
| 2005 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 14 |
| 2003 | Bill Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 38 |
| 2002 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 54 |
| 2002 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 44 |
| 2001 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 6 |
| 1998 | Georges Sep | Category 2 | 104 | 20 |
| 1995 | Erin Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 53 |
| 1985 | Elena Sep | Category 3 | 115 | 29 |
| 1979 | Frederic Sep | Category 3 | 115 | 38 |
| 1969 | Camille Aug | Category 5 | 173 | 29 |
| 1964 | Hilda Oct | Tropical storm | 69 | 14 |
| 1960 | Ethel Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 6 |
| 1955 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 58 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 |
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 Wiggins 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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