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Hurricane history · Massachusetts

Hurricanes near Pocasset, MA

Hurricanes

2

None major

Tropical storms

7

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 7 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Pocasset. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Bob in 1991. The strongest was Edna in 1954, with winds near 109 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm6322
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5828
2006Beryl JulTropical storm5239
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4011
1991Bob AugCategory 210424
1961Esther SepTropical storm5823
1959Cindy JulTropical storm583
1955Diane AugTropical storm4651
1954Edna SepCategory 210916

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s01
1970s00
1980s00
1990s10
2000s02
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 Pocasset 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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