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Hurricane history · New York

Hurricanes near Wyandanch, NY

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

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 Wyandanch. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Gloria in 1985. 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
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5832
2020Fay JulTropical storm4047
2011Irene AugTropical storm6328
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5213
1999Floyd SepTropical storm589
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6915
1985Gloria SepCategory 1869
1985Henri SepTropical storm4034
1976Belle AugCategory 1819
1971Doria AugTropical storm6331
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm636
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm639
1960Donna SepCategory 29823
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5812
1955Diane AugTropical storm468
1954Carol AugCategory 311555

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
1990s02
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 Wyandanch 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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