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Hurricane history · Rhode Island

Hurricanes near Woonsocket, RI

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Woonsocket. 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 storm6313
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5820
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5212
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4038
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5827
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6922
1991Bob AugCategory 210425
1985Gloria SepCategory 18155
1976Belle AugTropical storm4658
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6923
1960Donna SepCategory 18616
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5241
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5846
1954Carol AugCategory 311517
1952Able SepTropical storm4655

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s12
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 Woonsocket 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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