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Hurricane history · Rhode Island

Hurricanes near Kingston, RI

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

9

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 9 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Kingston. 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 115 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm6318
2021Elsa JulTropical storm584
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5231
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4032
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5849
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6947
1991Bob AugCategory 21048
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6343
1960Donna SepCategory 19233
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5827
1955Diane AugTropical storm4640
1954Edna SepCategory 210950
1954Carol AugCategory 311521

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s11
1970s00
1980s00
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 Kingston 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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