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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Riverhead, NY

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Riverhead. 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 August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm6331
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5816
2011Irene AugTropical storm6357
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5222
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5821
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6931
1991Bob AugCategory 210445
1985Gloria SepCategory 18625
1985Henri SepTropical storm4014
1976Belle AugCategory 17528
1971Doria AugTropical storm5856
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6326
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6314
1960Donna SepCategory 2984
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5832
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5857
1955Diane AugTropical storm4616
1954Carol AugCategory 311525

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
1990s12
2000s01
2010s01
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 Riverhead 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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