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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Wappingers Falls, NY

Hurricanes

1

None major

Tropical storms

9

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 1 hurricane and 9 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Wappingers Falls. That's a hurricane about once every 76 years. The most recent hurricane was Gloria in 1985. The strongest was Gloria in 1985, with winds near 86 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6335
2011Irene AugTropical storm6319
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5857
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6948
1985Gloria SepCategory 18650
1976Belle AugTropical storm6950
1971Doria AugTropical storm5828
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6348
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5849
1952Able SepTropical storm587

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s01
1960s02
1970s02
1980s10
1990s02
2000s00
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 Wappingers Falls 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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