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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Southold, NY

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Southold. 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 September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm6327
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5813
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5217
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5828
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6933
1991Bob AugCategory 210436
1985Gloria SepCategory 18635
1985Henri SepTropical storm4011
1976Belle AugCategory 17536
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6336
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6321
1960Donna SepCategory 2988
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5836
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5850
1955Diane AugTropical storm4621
1954Carol AugCategory 311515

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s10
1980s11
1990s12
2000s01
2010s00
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 Southold 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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