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Hurricane history · Massachusetts

Hurricanes near Hanson, MA

Hurricanes

4

None major

Tropical storms

7

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 7 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Hanson. That's a hurricane about once every 19 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 September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Elsa JulTropical storm589
2004Hermine AugTropical storm405
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5849
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6939
1991Bob AugCategory 29810
1961Esther SepTropical storm5836
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6952
1960Donna SepCategory 18142
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5826
1954Edna SepCategory 210938
1954Carol AugCategory 210945

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s21
1960s12
1970s00
1980s00
1990s12
2000s01
2010s00
2020s01

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 Hanson 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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