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Hurricane history · Rhode Island

Hurricanes near Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

9

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 9 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Wakefield-Peace Dale. 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 115 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm6317
2021Elsa JulTropical storm586
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5233
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4031
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5851
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6949
1991Bob AugCategory 21046
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6345
1960Donna SepCategory 19236
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5825
1955Diane AugTropical storm4638
1954Edna SepCategory 210948
1954Carol AugCategory 311523

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s11
1970s00
1980s00
1990s12
2000s02
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 Wakefield-Peace Dale 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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