No active hurricanes threatening Gulfport right now

Could the next one hit soon? 177 hurricanes have impacted the Gulfport area since 1852 — set up free alerts so you'll have time to prepare when one's on the way.

177
Hurricanes affecting Gulfport area
2024
Most recent
150 kt
Strongest peak winds
6 mi
Closest approach
Local note: Gulfport's low-lying, open Gulf frontage makes storm surge the dominant hazard — the city has endured frequent close strikes (177 storms within range since 1852) and major surge-producing storms in recent years including Hurricane Ida (2021).

Coverage on this page applies broadly to the Gulfport area — including Long Beach, Pass Christian, Biloxi, Diberville, Stennis Space Center, Saucier, Diamondhead, Waveland. Tropical storms rarely respect city limits.

When do hurricanes typically threaten the Gulfport area?

Distribution of 177 hurricanes that have come within 150 mi of Gulfport, by month of closest approach.

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37 A
71 S
32 O
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Recent notable storms affecting the Gulfport area

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach
2024 FRANCINE Cat 2 90 kt 72 mi
2021 IDA Cat 4 130 kt 96 mi
2021 NICHOLAS Cat 1 65 kt 163 mi
2020 ZETA Cat 3 100 kt 50 mi
2020 SALLY Cat 2 95 kt 79 mi
2020 MARCO Cat 1 65 kt 103 mi
2020 DELTA Cat 4 120 kt 197 mi
2019 BARRY Cat 1 65 kt 168 mi
2018 MICHAEL Cat 5 140 kt 193 mi
2017 NATE Cat 1 80 kt 6 mi
2012 ISAAC Cat 1 70 kt 102 mi
2009 IDA Cat 2 90 kt 50 mi
2008 GUSTAV Cat 4 135 kt 126 mi
2007 HUMBERTO Cat 1 80 kt 173 mi
Hurricane-strength storms (Cat 1+) since 2007 that came within 200 miles of Gulfport. 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 Gulfport

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach Date of Closest
1960 ETHEL Cat 3 100 kt 6 mi Sep 15, 1960
2017 NATE Cat 1 80 kt 6 mi Oct 08, 2017
1980 UNNAMED TD 25 kt 6 mi Jul 20, 1980
1985 ELENA Cat 3 110 kt 6 mi Sep 02, 1985
1923 UNNAMED TS 50 kt 8 mi Oct 18, 1923
1872 UNNAMED TS 50 kt 10 mi Jul 11, 1872
1907 UNNAMED TS 40 kt 12 mi Sep 21, 1907
1998 GEORGES Cat 4 135 kt 12 mi Sep 28, 1998
1887 UNNAMED Cat 1 75 kt 13 mi Oct 19, 1887
1885 UNNAMED Cat 1 70 kt 13 mi Sep 27, 1885
Showing the 10 closest of 177 total storms within 150 mi of Gulfport since 1852.

If a hurricane threatens Gulfport

  1. Know your evacuation zone. Look up yours by address via your state or county emergency management office (Harrison 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 Gulfport

Historical data: NOAA HURDAT2 Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific hurricane databases. Closest-approach calculated using great-circle distance between Gulfport (30.3826°N, 89.0976°W) and each 6-hourly observation. Storms are included if their center passed within 150 mi of Gulfport — impacts (wind, surge, rainfall) routinely extend much further.