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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Seaford, NY

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Seaford. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Gloria in 1985. 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
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5833
2020Fay JulTropical storm4041
2011Irene AugTropical storm6325
2008Hanna SepTropical storm524
1999Floyd SepTropical storm585
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6914
1985Gloria SepCategory 19211
1985Henri SepTropical storm4036
1976Belle AugCategory 18110
1971Doria AugTropical storm6325
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6311
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6316
1960Donna SepCategory 29827
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5818
1955Diane AugTropical storm462
1954Carol AugCategory 311560
1952Able SepTropical storm5859

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
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 Seaford 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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