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Historical Hurricanes1 Impacting New York Coast
|
YEAR2 |
DATE |
NAME |
LANDFALL LOCATION |
CATEGORY AT LANDFALL |
COMMENTS |
|
2012 |
October 29th |
"Superstorm Sandy" |
Brigantine, NJ |
85mph Post-Tropical |
Devastating Mid-Atlantic coastal erosion. Record storm tide at Battery Park (11.28'). NJ state low pressure record (28.02"). |
|
2011 |
August 28th |
"Tropical Storm Irene" |
Coney Island, NY * |
Tropical Storm |
Heavy storm surge flooding & inland river flooding. |
|
1999 |
September 16th |
"Tropical Storm Floyd" |
Jones Beach, NY |
Tropical Storm |
Over 1 foot of rain, heavy river flooding in NJ |
|
1991 |
August 19th |
"Hurricane Bob" |
New Bedford, MA |
Category 2 |
Passed East of LI; Bob spawned 2 tornadoes on LI |
|
1985 |
September 27th |
"Hurricane Gloria" |
Jones Beach, NY |
Category 2 |
Moderate wind damage and beach erosion |
|
1976 |
August 10th |
"Hurricane Belle" |
Jones Beach, NY |
Category 1 |
Rains worse than winds |
|
1972 |
June 22nd |
"Tropical Storm Agnes" |
Western Long Island (likely Long Beach) |
Tropical Storm |
Known for devastating rains and floods in PA and
upstate NY |
|
1960 |
September 12th |
"Hurricane Donna" |
Eastern Long Island |
Category 3 |
Brought Hurricane Winds from FL to ME |
|
1954 |
September 10th |
"Hurricane Edna |
Cape Cod, MA |
Category 1 |
Passed East of LI, but dumped over 9" of rain |
|
1954 |
August 31st |
"Hurricane Carol" |
Eastern Long Island |
Category 3 |
120 mph wind at Montauk Lighthouse |
|
1944 |
September 15th |
"Great Atlantic Hurricane" |
Suffolk County |
Category 1 |
2 Coast Guard Cutters & 1 Navy Destroyer sunk |
|
1938 |
September 21st |
"Long Island Express" or "The Great
Hurricane of '38" |
Suffolk County |
Category 3 |
600 deaths; Shinnecock Inlet created |
|
1916 |
July 21st |
"Hurricane #2" |
New Bedford, MA |
Category 1 |
Passed East of LI; Reached Category 3 on July 18th |
|
1903 |
September 16th |
"Hurricane #4" |
Atlantic City, NJ |
Category 1 |
Up to 15" of rain in some Western New York
City suburbs |
|
1893 |
August 23rd/24th |
"Hurricane #4" |
Jamaica Bay near present day JFK Airport * |
Category 1 |
Hog Island (near Rockaways) swept away forever |
|
1869 |
September 8th |
"Hurricane #6" |
Narragansett, RI |
Category 3 |
Passed East of LI; compact, intense storm, minimal
damage |
|
1858 |
September 16th |
"Hurricane #3" |
Central Long Island |
Category 1 |
Little damage or impact; 28.87" barometer
reading in Sag Harbor |
|
1850 |
July 18-19th |
Unnamed |
North Carolina |
Unknown |
Coney Island Bath Houses demolished |
|
1849 |
October 6th |
Unnamed |
Massachusetts |
Unknown |
Considerable structural damage in New York City |
|
1846 |
November 13th |
"Great Havana Hurricane of 1846" |
Tampa, FL |
Major Hurricane |
Tracked inland; 100 yards of The Battery washed
away |
|
1825 |
June 4th |
Unnamed |
Charleston, SC |
Unknown |
Moved out to sea; "Trees prostrated"
ships wrecked off New York coast |
|
1821 |
September 3rd |
"Norfolk and Long Island Hurricane" |
Jamaica Bay near present day JFK Airport * |
Likely a Category 3 |
Widespread flooding as far North as Canal Street |
|
1815 |
September 23rd |
"The Great September Gale" |
Center Moriches, NY |
Unknown |
Montauk Lighthouse heavily damaged |
|
1788 |
August 19th |
Unnamed |
New Jersey |
Unknown |
West side of Battery "almost laid in
ruins" |
|
1785 |
September 23rd |
"The Equinoctial Storm" |
North Carolina |
Unknown |
Large ships driven into Governor's Island |
|
1693 |
October 29th |
"The Great Storm of 1693" |
Long Island |
Unknown |
Fire Island Cut broken through |
Summary Statistics
|
Earliest calendar date of
Hurricane on New York Coast |
June 4th (1825) |
|
Latest calendar date of Hurricane on New York Coast |
November 13th (1846) |
|
Strongest Hurricane
on New York Coast |
"Long Island Express" (1938) |
NOTES:
* Denotes landfall within the 5 boroughs of present-day New York City.
1Includes significant and notable Tropical Storms to impact the New York Coast.
2Data prior to 1851 not officially documented by the National Hurricane Center.
REFERENCES:
National Hurricane Center, Reanalysis Data, NOAA.
Ludlum, David M., Early American Hurricanes: 1492-1870, Boston: American Meteorological Society, 1963.
Updated through - April 9th, 2013
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