The
List of New York hurricanes encompasses 84 tropical or subtropical
cyclones that have affected the state of
New York since the 17th century. The state of New York is located along the
East coast of the United States, in the
Northeastern portion of the country. The strongest of these storms was the
1938 New England Hurricane, which struck
Long Island as a Category 3 storm on the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Killing more than 60 people, it was also the deadliest. Tropical cyclones have affected the state primarily in September but have also hit during every month of the hurricane season, June through November. Tropical cyclones rarely make landfall on the state, although it is common for remnants of tropical cyclones to produce heavy rainfall and flooding.
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