Atlantic storms follow a variety of tracks as they move toward land Here is a sampling of storms that have visited Long Island, some with a direct hit and some with a glancing blow StormMonthYearHighest categoryDescriptionStormHenriMonthAugustYear2021Highest categoryCategory 1 hurricaneDescriptionAug.22: The hurricane was anticipated to be the first of its kind to hit LI since Hurricane Gloria in 1985 but dropped to a tropical storm Packing wind gust between high 30s to 40s mph with up to just over 4 inches in heavy downpour.StormIdaMonthSeptemberYear2021Highest categoryCategory 4 hurricaneDescriptionSept
1: Hurricane Ida caused a momentary tornado watch as up to 2 inches of rain per hour down poured with gusts of about 30 mph The remnants of Hurricane Ida left more than 13,200 Long Islanders without power and the LIRR suspended service.StormElsaMonthJulyYear2021Highest categoryCategory 1 hurricaneDescriptionJuly 9: Tropical Storm Elsa caused flooding south of Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst, toppled trees, and left nearly 27,000 Long Islanders without power.StormIsaiasMonthAugustYear2020Highest categoryCategory 1 hurricaneDescriptionAug 4: More than 25,000 Long Islanders were without power for more than a week after Tropical Storm Isaias’ gusts of up to 78 mph wreaked havoc on the Island.StormFayMonthJulyYear2020Highest categoryTropical stormDescriptionJuly 10: Downpours and 39 mph winds brought on by Tropical Storm Fay resulted in beach advisories on Long Island.StormDorianMonthSeptemberYear2019Highest categoryCategory 2 hurricaneDescriptionSept 6: Hurricane Dorian brought up to an inch of rain and rough seas due to Long Island
A high-surf advisor and high-rip current warning was put in effect.StormJoseMonthSeptemberYear2017Highest categoryCategory 1 hurricaneDescriptionSept 19-20: The hurricane became a tropical storm, largely spared Long Island Jones Beach State Park closed due to flooding, minor flooding in Lindenhurst, Bay Shore, Mastic Beach, Islip Reported power outages
Dune erosion, dangerous riptides and surf.StormArthurMonthJulyYear2014Highest categoryCategory 2 hurricaneDescriptionJuly 4: The hurricane tracked east of Long Island, no direct hit, but produced larger waves, higher surf, higher rip current activity, and downpours of rain throughout the day.StormSandyMonthOctoberYear2012Highest categorySuperStormDescriptionOct 29: Hurricane Sandy morphed into a superstorm with storm surges, high winds causing 13 LI deaths, 945,000 LIPA customers losing power including schools, refineries, waste treatment plants and electrical substations 95,000 homes, businesses and government buildings were damaged.StormIreneMonthAugustYear2011Highest categoryCategory 2 hurricaneDescriptionAug 28: The hurricane dropped to tropical storm status as it hit Long Island, but still managed to cause serious flooding
About 523,000 customers were left without power.StormHannaMonthSeptemberYear2008Highest categoryCategory 1 hurricaneDescriptionSept 7: Packing wind gusts up to 39 mph and downpours of up to 4 inches, Hanna was a tropical storm by the time it reached the island.StormBarryMonthJuneYear2007Highest categoryTropical stormDescriptionJune 3-4: The remnants of Tropical Storm Barry dumped about three inches of rain on the Island and runoff led to the temporary closing of a number of shell-fishing areas in Nassau and Suffolk.StormCharleyMonthAugustYear2004Highest categoryCategory 4 hurricaneDescriptionAug 15: On Long Island, the remnants of Hurricane Charley left an average of 1 to 2 inches of rain, with winds up to 14 mph Having lost some force after making landfall in North Carolina, it fell short of expectations, sparing Long Island.StormAllisonMonthJuneYear2001Highest categoryTropical stormDescriptionJune 17: The remnants of Tropical Storm Allison brought 3 to 4 inches of rain over a period of 10 hours on Long Island on Father’s Day
Allison came to life off Galveston, Texas, on June 5.StormGordonMonthSeptemberYear2000Highest categoryCategory 1 hurricaneDescriptionSept 19: After crossing the southeastern United States and getting back out over the Atlantic, this diminished storm came ashore in Suffolk County Heavy surf churned up by the remains of Hurricane Gordon made fishing an adventure.StormFloydMonthSeptemberYear1999Highest categoryCategory 4 hurricaneDescriptionSept 16: A tropical storm by the time it crossed near the Queens-Nassau County border, Floyd left 149,000 customers without power
The storm packed heavy rains on its western half and winds on the eastern side — the part that passed over Long Island.StormBerthaMonthJulyYear1996Highest categoryCategory 3 hurricaneDescriptionJuly 13: Most of Long Island saw between one and two inches of rain, causing some flooding Bertha, down to a tropical storm by the time it arrived on Long Island, caused minimal beach erosion.StormBerylMonthAugustYear1994Highest categoryTropical stormDescriptionAug 18: Down to a tropical depression by the time it passed north of the Island, Beryl hardly had an impact.StormUnnamedMonthDecemberYear1992Highest categoryNor’easterDescriptionDec 11-13, 1992: The two-day nor’easter brought record high tides and hurricane-force winds across the Island, that turned to an unpredictably heavy wet snowfall that compounded flooding problems and hindered clean-up efforts in the wake of record high tides.StormUnnamedMonthOctoberYear1991Highest categoryNor’easterDescriptionOct
30: Halloween nor’easter, 1991 brought the worst LI coastal flooding since 1960s Tides up to 5 feet above normal Cost: About $34M in damage on NY’s coast Damage: Wind and waves destroyed two dozen homes and ripped up four public highways on the South Shore.StormBobMonthAugustYear1991Highest categoryCategory 3 hurricaneDescriptionAug
19: The center of Hurricane Bob passed to the east of Montauk as a Category 2 The storm caused $100 million in damage, going on to cause extensive problems in New England.StormChrisMonthAugustYear1988Highest categoryTropical stormDescriptionAug 29: Chris was a tropical depression when it passed north of the Island, knocking out power to 33,000 utility customers.StormGloriaMonthSeptemberYear1985Highest categoryCategory 4 hurricaneDescriptionSept 27, 1985: Hurricane Gloria, with wind gusts of up to 100 mph, caused up to $100 million in damage on Long Island
Federal and state relief funds later repaid $42 million About 683,000 LILCO customers, more than two-thirds of the company’s customers, lost power.StormHenriMonthSeptemberYear1985Highest categoryTropical stormDescriptionSept 24: Henri nicked the East End but did not draw as much attention as Gloria would less than a week later.StormBelleMonthAugustYear1976Highest categoryCategory 3 hurricaneDescriptionAug 9-10: Hurricane Belle, a minimal hurricane, struck on a falling tide, causing relatively little flooding on Long Island One man died when he was hit by a falling tree.StormAgnesMonthJuneYear1972Highest categoryCategory 1 hurricaneDescriptionAug
22: Downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it reached the Island, Agnes caused flooding elsewhere in New York.StormDoriaMonthAugustYear1971Highest categoryTropical stormDescriptionAug 28: The storm tracked through New York City but still left 250,000 homes on Long Island without power.StormUnnamedMonthMarchYear1962Highest categoryNor’easterDescriptionMarch 6-8: A storm strikes on Ash Wednesday and destroys 100 homes.StormEstherMonthSeptemberYear1961Highest categoryCategory 4 hurricaneDescriptionSept 21: The storm remained a Category 3 as it approached Montauk, but it looped around and dropped to a tropical depression Damage at the time was estimated to be $3 million.StormUnnamedMonthSeptemberYear1961Highest categoryTropical stormDescriptionSept
15: This storm crossed over from New Jersey and made landfall again at Long Beach with winds of 35 mph.StormDonnaMonthSeptemberYear1960Highest categoryCategory 5 hurricaneDescriptionSept 12: Hurricane Donna required evacuation of 4,000 to 5,000 people from the barrier beaches and of several hundred additional families from low-lying areas between Amityville and Babylon The South Shore of Nassau and Suffolk sustained $1.9 million in damage.StormDianeMonthAugustYear1955Highest categoryTropical stormDescriptionAug 19: Down to a tropical depression by the time it ran the length of the Island, Diane left hundreds without power.StormEdnaMonthSeptemberYear1954Highest categoryCategory 1 hurricaneDescriptionSept
11-12: Strong winds across Long Island and New England left widespread power outages Damage in the two areas totaled $42 million.StormCarolMonthAugustYear1954Highest categoryCategory 2 hurricaneDescriptionAug 31: Hurricane Carol, with winds up to 125 mph, produced 14-foot seas About 275,000 Nassau-Suffolk homes lost LILCO service
Damage on Long Island totaled $3 million President Dwight Eisenhower declared Suffolk County a disaster area.StormAbleMonthSeptemberYear1952Highest categoryCategory 2 hurricaneDescriptionSept 1: The tropical storm faded to a tropical depression as it passed west of the Island Nevertheless, 27,000 homes were left without power and winds reached 55 mph.StormUnnamedMonthNovemberYear1950Highest categoryNor’easterDescriptionNov
24-25: A Thanksgiving storm causes millions of dollars in damage with wind gusts of up to 93 mph.StormUnnamedMonthSeptemberYear1945Highest categoryCategory 4 hurricaneDescriptionSept 14: Still a Category 1 storm when it reached the Island, this hurricane left four dead and was compared in force to the 1938 storm.StormUnnamedMonthOctoberYear1944Highest categoryCategory 3 hurricaneDescriptionOct 20: After peaking off Florida, this storm passed to the east of the Island with wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph At that point it was — extratropical — a category below tropical depression
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