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Hurricane history · Massachusetts

Hurricanes near Whitinsville, MA

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Whitinsville. 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 September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm6324
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5832
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5215
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4047
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5815
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6912
1991Bob AugCategory 210437
1985Gloria SepCategory 18643
1976Belle AugTropical storm5246
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm5858
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6911
1960Donna SepCategory 1868
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5231
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5858
1954Carol AugCategory 31156
1952Able SepTropical storm5243

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s01
1980s10
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 Whitinsville 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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