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Hurricane history · Massachusetts

Hurricanes near Great Barrington, MA

Hurricanes

1

None major

Tropical storms

10

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 1 hurricane and 10 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Great Barrington. That's a hurricane about once every 76 years. The most recent hurricane was Gloria in 1985. The strongest was Gloria in 1985, with winds near 86 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm4029
2020Isaias AugTropical storm5842
2011Irene AugTropical storm636
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5858
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6959
1985Gloria SepCategory 18635
1976Belle AugTropical storm5837
1971Doria AugTropical storm5817
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6331
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5248
1952Able SepTropical storm5817

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s01
1960s02
1970s02
1980s10
1990s02
2000s00
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 Great Barrington 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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