Hurricanes near Zapata, TX
Hurricanes
2
None major
Tropical storms
7
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
1
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 7 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Zapata. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Allen in 1980. The strongest was Allen in 1980, with winds near 92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Harold Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 41 |
| 2020 | Hanna Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 44 |
| 2008 | Dolly Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 30 |
| 1999 | Bret Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 56 |
| 1980 | Allen Aug | Category 1 | 92 | 32 |
| 1971 | Fern Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 3 |
| 1967 | Beulah Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 6 |
| 1958 | Alma Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 5 |
| 1954 | Alice Jun | Tropical storm | 63 | 7 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 2 |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Zapata 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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