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Hurricane history · Rhode Island

Hurricanes near Narragansett Pier, RI

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

10

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 10 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Narragansett Pier. 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
2021Henri AugTropical storm6317
2021Elsa JulTropical storm588
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5235
2006Beryl JulTropical storm5258
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4029
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5853
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6951
1991Bob AugCategory 21044
1961Esther SepCategory 18658
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6348
1960Donna SepCategory 19238
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5823
1955Diane AugTropical storm4636
1954Edna SepCategory 210946
1954Carol AugCategory 311525

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s21
1970s00
1980s00
1990s12
2000s03
2010s00
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 Narragansett Pier 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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