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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Northwest Harbor, NY

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Northwest Harbor. 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 storm6329
2021Elsa JulTropical storm582
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5228
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5838
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6942
1991Bob AugCategory 210424
1985Gloria SepCategory 18646
1985Henri SepTropical storm404
1976Belle AugTropical storm6947
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6348
1961Esther SepCategory 18657
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6332
1960Donna SepCategory 29819
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5248
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5839
1955Diane AugTropical storm4615
1954Carol AugCategory 31154

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s23
1970s01
1980s11
1990s12
2000s01
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 Northwest Harbor 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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