Historical record — not a forecast
Fairhope
Fairhope, AL has had 50 storms pass within 75 km since 1851, the strongest being an unnamed storm (1916, Category 3 Hurricane).
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Fairhope
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The historical record
Storm history
50 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Fairhope since 1851, based on NOAA’s HURDAT2 best-track data (1851-2025). Atlantic storm counts before the mid-20th century undercount storms that stayed at sea; aircraft reconnaissance began in the 1940s and systematic satellite coverage in 1966. Storms that struck populated coastline are the most reliably recorded part of the record.
By storm category
- Tropical Depression
- 8
- Tropical Storm
- 24
- Category 1 Hurricane
- 11
- Category 2 Hurricane
- 4
- Category 3 Hurricane
- 3
By decade
- 1850s
- 2
- 1860s
- 1
- 1870s
- 2
- 1880s
- 4
- 1890s
- 2
- 1900s
- 3
- 1910s
- 4
- 1920s
- 3
- 1930s
- 4
- 1940s
- 3
- 1950s
- 3
- 1960s
- 2
- 1970s
- 3
- 1980s
- 2
- 1990s
- 3
- 2000s
- 7
- 2010s
- 1
- 2020s
- 1
Strongest & most recent
- Strongest on record
- an unnamed storm (1916, Category 3 Hurricane, 105 kt) passed within 51.7 km in 1916
- Most recent
- Sally (2020, Category 2 Hurricane, 95 kt) passed within 26.8 km in 2020
- Coordinates
- 30.52092, -87.87912
- Basin
- atlantic
Notable storms on record
- Ivan (2004) — Category 3 Hurricane, 105 kt, passed within 35.7 km on 2004-09-16
- Unnamed storm (1916) — Category 3 Hurricane, 105 kt, passed within 51.7 km on 1916-07-05
- Unnamed storm (1926) — Category 3 Hurricane, 100 kt, passed within 30.0 km on 1926-09-21
- Sally (2020) — Category 2 Hurricane, 95 kt, passed within 26.8 km on 2020-09-16
- Frederic (1979) — Category 2 Hurricane, 95 kt, passed within 67.0 km on 1979-09-13
- Unnamed storm (1916) — Category 2 Hurricane, 95 kt, passed within 47.9 km on 1916-10-18
- Unnamed storm (1852) — Category 2 Hurricane, 90 kt, passed within 60.1 km on 1852-08-26
- Flossy (1956) — Category 1 Hurricane, 80 kt, passed within 74.1 km on 1956-09-24
Historical return intervals
These are plain historical averages — years of record divided by how many times a storm of that strength has passed within 75 km. They are not a probability or a forecast of a future storm; they describe how often storms of each strength have occurred in the past.
- Tropical storm strength or greater
- on average every 4.2 years, historically
- Hurricane strength
- on average every 9.7 years, historically
- Major hurricane (Cat 3+)
- on average every 58.3 years, historically
How many hurricanes and storms have hit near Fairhope?
Since 1851, 50 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Fairhope, AL, based on NOAA HURDAT2 best-track data.
What was the strongest storm to affect Fairhope?
an unnamed storm (1916, Category 3 Hurricane, 105 kt) passed within 51.7 km in 1916, reaching Category 3 Hurricane strength.
Is this a hurricane forecast for Fairhope?
No. This page presents only historical, already-occurred storm data. It contains no forecast, prediction, or safety or evacuation guidance. Return-interval figures above are historical averages, not a probability of a future storm. See our methodology.