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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Highland Falls, NY

Hurricanes

1

None major

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 1 hurricane and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Highland Falls. 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 September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6342
2011Irene AugTropical storm6317
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5254
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5851
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6941
1985Gloria SepCategory 18648
1976Belle AugTropical storm6947
1971Doria AugTropical storm5818
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6347
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6358
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5842
1955Diane AugTropical storm4654
1952Able SepTropical storm589

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s02
1960s03
1970s02
1980s10
1990s02
2000s01
2010s01
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 Highland Falls 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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