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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Sound Beach, NY

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Sound Beach. 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 storm4632
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5828
2011Irene AugTropical storm6342
2008Hanna SepTropical storm527
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5810
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6918
1991Bob AugCategory 210460
1985Gloria SepCategory 18610
1985Henri SepTropical storm4026
1976Belle AugCategory 17512
1971Doria AugTropical storm5841
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6311
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm633
1960Donna SepCategory 29813
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5823
1955Diane AugTropical storm4618
1954Carol AugCategory 311540

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
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 Sound Beach 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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