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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Smithtown, NY

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Smithtown. 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 storm5832
2011Irene AugTropical storm6333
2008Hanna SepTropical storm529
1999Floyd SepTropical storm583
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6920
1985Gloria SepCategory 1863
1985Henri SepTropical storm4032
1976Belle AugCategory 17510
1971Doria AugTropical storm5835
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm633
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm637
1960Donna SepCategory 29820
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5811
1955Diane AugTropical storm4613
1954Carol AugCategory 311550
1952Able SepTropical storm5859

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
1990s02
2000s01
2010s01
2020s01

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 Smithtown 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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