Landfall

Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Islip Terrace, NY

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 Islip Terrace. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Gloria in 1985. 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
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5825
2011Irene AugTropical storm6337
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5215
1999Floyd SepTropical storm588
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6924
1985Gloria SepCategory 1865
1985Henri SepTropical storm4027
1976Belle AugCategory 17510
1971Doria AugTropical storm6340
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm633
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm634
1960Donna SepCategory 29815
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5817
1955Diane AugTropical storm467
1954Carol AugCategory 311547

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
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 Islip Terrace 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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