Hurricane history · North Carolina
Hurricanes near Wilson, NC
Hurricanes
5
None major
Tropical storms
20
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
1
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 20 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Wilson. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Isabel in 2003. The strongest was Hazel in 1954, with winds near 104 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ophelia Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 34 |
| 2021 | Elsa Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 33 |
| 2021 | Claudette Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 18 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 19 |
| 2018 | Michael Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 44 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 10 |
| 2006 | Ernesto Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 18 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 44 |
| 2003 | Isabel Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 48 |
| 2000 | Helene Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 18 |
| 1999 | Dennis Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 8 |
| 1999 | Floyd Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 58 |
| 1997 | Danny Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 5 |
| 1996 | Fran Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 49 |
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Category 1 | 75 | 32 |
| 1984 | Diana Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 46 |
| 1972 | Agnes Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 44 |
| 1971 | Ginger Oct | Tropical storm | 46 | 21 |
| 1970 | Alma May | Tropical storm | 40 | 20 |
| 1964 | Isbell Oct | Tropical storm | 58 | 21 |
| 1961 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 59 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 36 |
| 1959 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 11 |
| 1955 | Diane Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 34 |
| 1954 | Hazel Oct | Category 2 | 104 | 24 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
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 Wilson 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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