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Hurricane history · Massachusetts

Hurricanes near Bellingham, MA

Hurricanes

4

None major

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Bellingham. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Bob in 1991. The strongest was Carol in 1954, with winds near 109 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm6319
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5823
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5218
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4037
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5824
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6922
1991Bob AugCategory 210428
1985Gloria SepCategory 18152
1976Belle AugTropical storm4656
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6921
1960Donna SepCategory 18616
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5240
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5848
1954Carol AugCategory 210914
1952Able SepTropical storm4651

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s12
1970s01
1980s10
1990s12
2000s02
2010s00
2020s02

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 Bellingham 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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