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Hurricane history · New Jersey

Hurricanes near Pleasantville, NJ

Hurricanes

5

None major

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 Pleasantville. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Sandy in 2012. The strongest was Gloria in 1985, with winds near 98 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5812
2020Fay JulTropical storm586
2012Sandy OctCategory 1865
2011Irene AugCategory 1756
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5225
2001Allison JunTropical storm4643
1999Floyd SepTropical storm639
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6930
1985Gloria SepCategory 29828
1985Henri SepTropical storm4045
1976Belle AugCategory 19246
1971Doria AugTropical storm6914
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm5848
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6316
1960Donna SepCategory 29841
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5815

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s00
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
1990s02
2000s02
2010s20
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 Pleasantville 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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