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Hurricane history · Massachusetts

Hurricanes near Longmeadow, MA

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Longmeadow. That's a hurricane about once every 25 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
2021Henri AugTropical storm5825
2011Irene AugTropical storm5836
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5238
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5818
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6922
1985Gloria SepCategory 18616
1976Belle AugTropical storm635
1971Doria AugTropical storm5826
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6319
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6325
1960Donna SepCategory 19234
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5218
1954Carol AugCategory 311541
1952Able SepTropical storm5220

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s02
1980s10
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 Longmeadow 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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