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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Medford, NY

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Medford. That's a hurricane about once every 15 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 September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5821
2011Irene AugTropical storm6346
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5211
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5815
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6925
1991Bob AugCategory 210455
1985Gloria SepCategory 18612
1985Henri SepTropical storm4021
1976Belle AugCategory 17517
1971Doria AugTropical storm5845
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6312
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm636
1960Donna SepCategory 2989
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5823
1955Diane AugTropical storm468
1954Carol AugCategory 311537

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
1990s12
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 Medford 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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