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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Massapequa, NY

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Massapequa. 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 storm5832
2020Fay JulTropical storm4042
2011Irene AugTropical storm6326
2008Hanna SepTropical storm526
1999Floyd SepTropical storm585
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6914
1985Gloria SepCategory 19210
1985Henri SepTropical storm4035
1976Belle AugCategory 1819
1971Doria AugTropical storm6326
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6310
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6314
1960Donna SepCategory 29826
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5817
1955Diane AugTropical storm463
1954Carol AugCategory 311559
1952Able SepTropical storm5860

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
1990s02
2000s01
2010s01
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 Massapequa 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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