No active hurricanes threatening Beaumont right now

Could the next one hit soon? 123 hurricanes have impacted the Beaumont area since 1851 — set up free alerts so you'll have time to prepare when one's on the way.

123
Hurricanes affecting Beaumont area
2024
Most recent
155 kt
Strongest peak winds
6 mi
Closest approach
Local note: Located near the Gulf and at the head of Sabine Lake, Beaumont's greatest hurricane risk is inland flooding and storm surge funneled from the bay system — recent strikes like Hurricane Laura (2020) and numerous close approaches (Ivan passed within 6 miles in 2004) underline that heavy rain and surge, not just wind, drive major impacts.

Coverage on this page applies broadly to the Beaumont area — including Vidor, Nederland, Port Neches, Lumberton, China, Groves, Orangefield, Port Arthur. Tropical storms rarely respect city limits.

When do hurricanes typically threaten the Beaumont area?

Distribution of 123 hurricanes that have come within 150 mi of Beaumont, by month of closest approach.

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18 J
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31 A
46 S
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Recent notable storms affecting the Beaumont area

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach
2024 BERYL Cat 5 145 kt 99 mi
2024 FRANCINE Cat 2 90 kt 158 mi
2021 NICHOLAS Cat 1 65 kt 20 mi
2020 LAURA Cat 4 130 kt 52 mi
2020 DELTA Cat 4 120 kt 63 mi
2020 MARCO Cat 1 65 kt 127 mi
2020 HANNA Cat 1 80 kt 200 mi
2019 BARRY Cat 1 65 kt 81 mi
2017 HARVEY Cat 4 115 kt 41 mi
2012 ISAAC Cat 1 70 kt 156 mi
2008 IKE Cat 4 125 kt 64 mi
2008 GUSTAV Cat 4 135 kt 110 mi
2007 HUMBERTO Cat 1 80 kt 34 mi
Hurricane-strength storms (Cat 1+) since 2007 that came within 200 miles of Beaumont. Includes storms whose center stayed offshore or hit nearby cities — wind, surge, and rainfall impacts extend far beyond the storm's path.

All-time closest approaches to Beaumont

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach Date of Closest
2004 IVAN Cat 5 145 kt 6 mi Sep 24, 2004
2000 UNNAMED TD 30 kt 8 mi Sep 09, 2000
1886 UNNAMED Cat 2 85 kt 13 mi Jun 14, 1886
1986 BONNIE Cat 1 75 kt 16 mi Jun 26, 1986
1897 UNNAMED Cat 1 75 kt 19 mi Sep 13, 1897
1971 UNNAMED TD 25 kt 20 mi Jul 08, 1971
1979 CLAUDETTE TS 45 kt 20 mi Jul 25, 1979
2021 NICHOLAS Cat 1 65 kt 20 mi Sep 15, 2021
1895 UNNAMED TS 35 kt 21 mi Oct 07, 1895
1882 UNNAMED TS 50 kt 22 mi Sep 15, 1882
Showing the 10 closest of 123 total storms within 150 mi of Beaumont since 1851.

If a hurricane threatens Beaumont

  1. Know your evacuation zone. Look up yours by address via your state or county emergency management office (Jefferson County and surrounding areas).
  2. Set up alerts ahead of time. During an active storm, watches and warnings change every six hours. Email or text alerts from TropicalInfo give you the official NHC update the moment it's posted, with a plain-language summary.
  3. Prep your supplies before the storm is named. Stores empty out within hours of a watch. The 72-hour rule: water, food, batteries, fuel, medications, important documents. Our alerts can notify you of a storm long before it makes the news — giving you more time to get what you need before the panic-buying starts.
  4. Follow the cone, not the line. The forecast track is a best estimate — the cone shows where the center is likely to go. Impacts extend hundreds of miles from the center.

Set up free location-based alerts for Beaumont

Historical data: NOAA HURDAT2 Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific hurricane databases. Closest-approach calculated using great-circle distance between Beaumont (30.0688°N, 94.1039°W) and each 6-hourly observation. Storms are included if their center passed within 150 mi of Beaumont — impacts (wind, surge, rainfall) routinely extend much further.