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Hurricane history · Massachusetts

Hurricanes near Hopkinton, MA

Hurricanes

4

None major

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Hopkinton. 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 109 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm5228
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5831
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5223
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4041
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5817
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6915
1991Bob AugCategory 29837
1985Gloria SepCategory 18145
1976Belle AugTropical storm5252
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6916
1960Donna SepCategory 1866
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5231
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5856
1954Carol AugCategory 21099
1952Able SepTropical storm5242

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 Hopkinton 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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