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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Brookhaven, NY

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Brookhaven. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Bob in 1991. The strongest was Carol in 1954, with winds near 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5816
2011Irene AugTropical storm6350
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5216
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5819
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6930
1991Bob AugCategory 210950
1985Gloria SepCategory 18616
1985Henri SepTropical storm4016
1976Belle AugCategory 17522
1971Doria AugTropical storm5851
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6317
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6311
1960Donna SepCategory 2985
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5828
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5859
1955Diane AugTropical storm467
1954Carol AugCategory 311533

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
1990s12
2000s01
2010s01
2020s01

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 Brookhaven 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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