Landfall

Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Lake Ronkonkoma, 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 Ronkonkoma. 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 storm5827
2011Irene AugTropical storm6339
2008Hanna SepTropical storm528
1999Floyd SepTropical storm588
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6923
1985Gloria SepCategory 1865
1985Henri SepTropical storm4027
1976Belle AugCategory 17513
1971Doria AugTropical storm5840
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm637
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm632
1960Donna SepCategory 29814
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5817
1955Diane AugTropical storm4611
1954Carol AugCategory 311544

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 Ronkonkoma 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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