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July 30 in storm history

18 storms in the historical record were active on July 30 — 13 hurricanes, 5 of them major (Category 3+). The strongest was Genevieve (2026), a Category 5 hurricane peaking at 140 kt. Data: NOAA HURDAT2 best-track archive (2015–present on this site).

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2020s

Genevieve (2026) CAT 5 140 kt peak 07-24 → 08-02

Douglas (2020) CAT 4 115 kt peak 07-20 → 07-30

Iona (2025) CAT 4 115 kt peak 07-26 → 08-01

Isaias (2020) CAT 1 80 kt peak 07-28 → 08-05

Frank (2022) CAT 1 80 kt peak 07-25 → 08-04

Hilda (2021) CAT 1 75 kt peak 07-30 → 08-07

Georgette (2022) TS 50 kt peak 07-27 → 08-05

Keli (2025) TS 45 kt peak 07-27 → 07-30

Jimena (2021) TS 35 kt peak 07-26 → 08-07

2010s

Georgette (2016) CAT 4 115 kt peak 07-21 → 07-30

Erick (2019) CAT 4 115 kt peak 07-27 → 08-08

Guillermo (2015) CAT 2 95 kt peak 07-27 → 08-08

Hilary (2017) CAT 2 95 kt peak 07-20 → 08-01

Irwin (2017) CAT 1 80 kt peak 07-22 → 08-03

Frank (2016) CAT 1 75 kt peak 07-21 → 07-30

Flossie (2019) CAT 1 70 kt peak 07-28 → 08-07

Emily (2017) TS 50 kt peak 07-30 → 08-02

Gilma (2018) TS 40 kt peak 07-26 → 07-31

Peak winds are lifetime maxima from the NOAA best-track archive, not necessarily the intensity on July 30. Browse all-time records or seasons year by year.