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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Lake Grove, 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 Lake Grove. 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 storm5828
2011Irene AugTropical storm6339
2008Hanna SepTropical storm526
1999Floyd SepTropical storm588
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6921
1985Gloria SepCategory 1866
1985Henri SepTropical storm4028
1976Belle AugCategory 17511
1971Doria AugTropical storm5839
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm635
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm634
1960Donna SepCategory 29816
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5816
1955Diane AugTropical storm4612
1954Carol AugCategory 311545

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 Lake Grove 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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