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New England in October 2011.
This list includes all tropical systems that have had an impact on New England, otherwise known as the American Northeast. States included are Connecticut, Maine, Massachusettes, New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island, Vermont. Due to the increasing wind shear and cool sea surface temperatures (SST), tropical cyclones rarely ever affect this area at a strong intensity. However, the large population density causes tough evacuations if a hurricane were to affect the area. In total 42 tropical systems directly impacted the area, including those in extratropical state.
List of tropical cyclones[]
2005-Present[]
Tropical Storm Cindy (2005) - As an extratropical storm, Cindy brought mostly an inch of rain to most of New England, with heavier rains locally.
Hurricane Ophelia (2005) - As Ophelia passed very close to Cape Cod, a few power outages were reported. Most of the damage reported from Ophelia's passage near New England occured in Cape Cod, where over 5" of rain was reported locally.
Hurricane Noel (2007) - Hurricane force winds reached the shore, causing beachfront damage and erosion, mainly the Cape Cod region.
Tropical Storm Irene (2011) - A weakened Irene made landfall near New York City and continued up into Maine. 13" of rain dropped in parts of New York state. Irene dissipated in Maine.
List of landfalls in the New England area[]
Pre - 20th Century[]
| Storm | Category | Season | Date of landfall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak intensity | Intensity at landfall | |||
| Unnamed | Category 3 | Category 3 | 1869 | September 9, 1869 |
| 1869 Saxby Gale | Category 2 | Category 2 | 1869 | October 4, 1869 |
| Unnamed | Category 1 | Tropical Storm | 1872 | October 27, 1872 |
| Unnamed | Category 1 | Tropical Storm | 1874 | September 30, 1874 |
| San Felipe Hurricane | Category 3 | Tropical Depression | 1876 | September 19, 1876 |
| Unnamed | Category 3 | Extratropical Storm | 1877 | October 5, 1877 |
| Gale of 1878 | Category 2 | Extratropical Storm | 1878 | October 24, 1878 |
| Unnamed | Category 3 | Category 1 | 1879 | August 19, 1879 |
| Tropical Storm Eleven | Tropical Storm | Extratropical Storm | 1880 | October 23, 1880 |
| Unnamed | Category 3 | Tropical Storm | 1888 | August 22, 1888 |
| Unnamed | Tropical Storm | Extratropical Storm | 1888 | September 12, 1888 |
| Unnamed | Category 1 | Category 1 | 1888 | September 26, 1888 |
| Unnamed | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm | 1888 | September, 1888 |
| Unnamed | Category 2 | Tropical Storm | 1889 | September 25, 1889 |
| Hurricane Four | Category 3 | Category 1 | 1893 | August 24, 1893 |
| 1893 Sea Islands Hurricane | Category 3 | Tropical Storm | 1893 | August 29, 1893 |
20th Century[]
| Storm | Category | Season | Date of landfall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak intensity | Intensity at landfall | |||
| New England Hurricane of 1938 | Category 5 | Category 3 | 1938 | September 21, 1938 |
| 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane | Category 4 | Category 3 | 1944 | September 15, 1944 |
| Hurricane Able | Category 2 | Tropical Depression | 1952 | September 1, 1952 |
| Hurricane Carol | Category 3 | Category 3 | 1954 | August 31, 1954 |
| Hurricane Edna | Category 3 | Category 2 | 1954 | September 11, 1954 |
| Hurricane Diane | Category 3 | Tropical Storm | 1955 | August 18–19, 1955 |
| Hurricane Cindy | Category 1 | Tropical Storm | 1959 | July 11, 1959 |
| Hurricane Donna | Category 5 | Category 2 | 1960 | September 12, 1960 |
| Hurricane Esther | Category 4 | Tropical Storm | 1961 | September 26, 1961 |
| Hurricane Alma | Category 3 | Extr. Storm | 1966 | June 13, 1966 |
| Tropical Storm Doria | Tropical Storm | Tropical Depression | 1971 | August 29, 1971 |
| Hurricane Agnes | Category 1 | Tropical Storm | 1972 | June 22, 1972 |
| Tropical Storm Carrie | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm | 1972 | September 3, 1972 |
| Subtropical Storm Alfa | Tropical Storm | Subtropical Storm | 1973 | July 30, 1973 |
| Hurricane Belle | Category 3 | Category 1 | 1976 | August 10, 1976 |
| Hurricane Gloria | Category 4 | Category 1 | 1985 | September 27, 1985 |
| Tropical Storm Henri | Tropical Storm | Tropical Depression | 1985 | September 23, 1985 |
| Tropical Storm Chris | Tropical Storm | Tropical Depression | 1988 | August 29, 1988 |
| Hurricane Bob | Category 3 | Category 2 | 1991 | August 19, 1991 |
| Hurricane Bertha | Category 3 | Tropical Storm | 1996 | July 13, 1996 |
| Hurricane Floyd | Category 4 | Tropical Storm | 1999 | September 16–17, 1999 |
21st Century[]
| Storm | Category | Season | Date of landfall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak intensity | Intensity at landfall | |||
| Tropical Storm Hermine | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm | 2004 | August 31, 2004 |
| Tropical Storm Beryl | Tropical Storm | Tropical Storm | 2006 | July 21, 2006 |
| Tropical Storm Barry | Tropical Storm | Extr. Storm | 2007 | June 4, 2007 |
| Hurricane Hanna | Category 1 | Tropical Storm | 2008 | September 6, 2008 |
| Tropical Storm Danny | Tropical Storm | Extr. Storm | 2009 | August 29, 2009 |
| Hurricane Irene | Category 3 | Tropical Storm | 2011 | August 27, 2011 |
By month[]
