Hurricanes near Bar Harbor, ME
Hurricanes
1
None major
Tropical storms
4
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
0
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 1 hurricane and 4 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Bar Harbor. That's a hurricane about once every 76 years. The most recent hurricane was Gerda in 1969. The strongest was Gerda in 1969, with winds near 86 mph as it went by. Most came in July.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Tropical storm | 63 | 14 |
| 1991 | Bob Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 24 |
| 1971 | Heidi Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 25 |
| 1969 | Gerda Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 40 |
| 1959 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 26 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Bar Harbor at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.
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