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Hurricane history · Rhode Island

Hurricanes near Cumberland Hill, RI

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

10

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 10 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Cumberland Hill. 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 storm6311
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5817
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5213
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4035
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5830
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6924
1991Bob AugCategory 210422
1985Gloria SepCategory 18158
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6926
1960Donna SepCategory 18618
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5243
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5843
1954Carol AugCategory 311518
1952Able SepTropical storm4657

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s12
1970s00
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 Cumberland Hill 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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