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Hurricane history · Rhode Island

Hurricanes near Cranston, RI

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

9

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 9 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Cranston. 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 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm634
2021Elsa JulTropical storm588
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5214
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4034
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5839
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6931
1991Bob AugCategory 210420
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6337
1960Donna SepCategory 19225
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5249
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5838
1954Edna SepCategory 210957
1954Carol AugCategory 311519

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s21
1960s12
1970s00
1980s00
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 Cranston 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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