Hurricane history · Massachusetts
Hurricanes near East Falmouth, MA
Hurricanes
3
None major
Tropical storms
6
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
2
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 6 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of East Falmouth. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Bob in 1991. The strongest was Edna in 1954, with winds near 109 mph as it went by. Most came in August.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Henri Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 30 |
| 2021 | Elsa Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 37 |
| 2006 | Beryl Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 30 |
| 2004 | Hermine Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 18 |
| 1991 | Bob Aug | Category 2 | 104 | 32 |
| 1961 | Esther Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 17 |
| 1959 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 12 |
| 1955 | Diane Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 42 |
| 1954 | Edna Sep | Category 2 | 109 | 8 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
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 East Falmouth 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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