Storms near San Salvador
The record holds 52 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of San Salvador, The Bahamas between 1852 and 2025. The busiest month is August, with 15 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength. 3 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 52storms within 50 km
- 11major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 20at category 1 strength or more
A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.
How strong were the storms near San Salvador?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 7 | 13% |
| Tropical storm | 22 | 42% |
| Category 1 | 7 | 13% |
| Category 2 | 2 | 4% |
| Category 3 | 6 | 12% |
| Category 4 | 5 | 10% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 3 | 6% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the NOAA National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2, Atlantic).
San Salvador storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1852, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1850s | 3 |
| 1860s | 2 |
| 1870s | 3 |
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 1 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 12 |
| 1940s | 2 |
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1970s | 2 |
| 1980s | 4 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 |
Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 15 |
| Sep | 13 |
| Oct | 12 |
| Nov | 8 |
| Dec | 0 |
Strongest storms near San Salvador
- Unnamed storm of September 1928 (North Atlantic)6 September 1928 to 21 September 1928, Category 4 (135 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt), 929 hPa
- Unnamed storm of August 1932 (North Atlantic)30 August 1932 to 17 September 1932, Category 4 (125 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (140 kt)
- Frances (2004)25 August 2004 to 10 September 2004, peak Category 4 (125 kt), 937 hPa
- Joaquin (2015)26 September 2015 to 15 October 2015, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 931 hPa
- Unnamed storm of August 1933 (North Atlantic)31 August 1933 to 7 September 1933, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 945 hPa
Most recent storms near San Salvador
- Melissa (2025)21 October 2025 to 1 November 2025, Category 2 (85 kt) near here, peak Category 5 (165 kt), 892 hPa
- Kate (2015)8 November 2015 to 13 November 2015, Tropical storm (45 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (75 kt), 980 hPa
- Joaquin (2015)26 September 2015 to 15 October 2015, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 931 hPa
Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.