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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Sands Point, NY

Hurricanes

3

None major

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Sands Point. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Gloria in 1985. The strongest was Donna in 1960, 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 storm5850
2020Fay JulTropical storm4029
2011Irene AugTropical storm639
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5217
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5820
1996Bertha JulTropical storm694
1985Gloria SepCategory 18626
1985Henri SepTropical storm4053
1976Belle AugCategory 17526
1971Doria AugTropical storm6314
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6325
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6328
1960Donna SepCategory 29842
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5816
1955Diane AugTropical storm4618
1952Able SepTropical storm5842

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s02
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
1990s02
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 Sands Point 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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