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Hurricane history · Rhode Island

Hurricanes near Greenville, RI

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Greenville. 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 storm637
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5816
2008Hanna SepTropical storm528
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4038
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5832
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6923
1991Bob AugCategory 210424
1985Gloria SepCategory 18159
1976Belle AugTropical storm5259
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6928
1960Donna SepCategory 19217
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5242
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5846
1954Carol AugCategory 311513
1952Able SepTropical storm4660

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s12
1970s01
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 Greenville 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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