Landfall

Hurricane history · Massachusetts

Hurricanes near Spencer, MA

Hurricanes

4

None major

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 Spencer. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Bob in 1991. The strongest was Carol in 1954, with winds near 109 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

Check your address for the next storm

Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm5839
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5850
2011Irene AugTropical storm5859
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5228
1999Floyd SepTropical storm588
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6911
1991Bob AugCategory 19255
1985Gloria SepCategory 18625
1976Belle AugTropical storm5828
1971Doria AugTropical storm5842
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6340
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm698
1960Donna SepCategory 18617
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5215
1954Carol AugCategory 210915
1952Able SepTropical storm5226

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s02
1980s10
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 Spencer at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.

Nearby