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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Gordon Heights, 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 Gordon Heights. 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 August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm4038
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5823
2011Irene AugTropical storm6346
2008Hanna SepTropical storm529
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5816
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6923
1991Bob AugCategory 210456
1985Gloria SepCategory 18614
1985Henri SepTropical storm4022
1976Belle AugCategory 17516
1971Doria AugTropical storm5845
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6313
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm634
1960Donna SepCategory 2989
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5824
1955Diane AugTropical storm4611
1954Carol AugCategory 311537

By decade

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