Hurricane history · New Hampshire
Hurricanes near Newport, NH
Hurricanes
2
None major
Tropical storms
6
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
1
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 6 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Newport. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Gloria in 1985. The strongest was Carol in 1954, with winds near 98 mph as it went by. Most came in August.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Irene Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 21 |
| 1985 | Gloria Sep | Category 1 | 75 | 24 |
| 1976 | Belle Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 54 |
| 1971 | Doria Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 3 |
| 1968 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 19 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 42 |
| 1954 | Carol Aug | Category 2 | 98 | 43 |
| 1952 | Able Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 41 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 |
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 Newport 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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