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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Hampton Bays, NY

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Hampton Bays. 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 September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm6338
2021Elsa JulTropical storm586
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5228
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5831
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6941
1991Bob AugCategory 210936
1985Gloria SepCategory 18634
1985Henri SepTropical storm405
1976Belle AugCategory 17537
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6335
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6324
1960Donna SepCategory 29812
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5842
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5847
1955Diane AugTropical storm467
1954Carol AugCategory 311517

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s10
1980s11
1990s12
2000s01
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 Hampton Bays 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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