Hurricanes which hit new york

There have been four category five hurricanes to hit the United States since records began in the late 's: The Florida Keys hurricane of , Camille which hit Mississippi in , Andrew which hit south Florida in and Michael in that was upgraded to a cat 5 in post-season analysis which hit the Florida panhandle. Out of these four, Camille and Michael formed in the western Caribbean Sea, Andrew formed in the deep tropics and the Hurricane formed north of the Caribbean.

These regions of the Caribbean and Atlantic have large areas of warm water. Most category five hurricanes never make it as far north as the United States. The greatest threat is farther south toward the Caribbean over the open waters of the tropical Atlantic. The Gulf Stream carries warm water northward east of Long Island. The water temperatures are at times sufficient for hurricane development even this far north. The Gulf Stream is a narrow ribbon of warm water instead of a large expanse found in the deep tropics.

For a category five hurricane to form not only does the water need to be warm, it usually needs to be several degrees past the threshold of 80 degrees. Major hurricanes usually go through a rapid deepening cycle which coincides with the tropical cyclone sitting over a large area of ocean water at degrees with "hot spots" of 85 or 86 degrees.

The warmer the water, the more energy available for the hurricane heat engine to make a stronger hurricane. The hurricane was a category three hurricane east of New York, but there is a large difference between a category three and five.

The hurricane also moved very quickly north, limiting its time over cooler water, and slowing its weakening. For a category five hurricane to hit New York City, it would have to form well to the south over a larger expanse of warm water. Highest category Category 2 hurricane. Storm Jose. Storm Arthur. Description July 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.

Storm Sandy. Month October. Highest category SuperStorm. Description Oct. Storm Irene. Storm Hanna. Storm Barry. Month June. Description June 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. Storm Charley. Storm Allison. Storm Gordon. Storm Floyd. Storm Bertha. Highest category Category 3 hurricane.

Description July Most of Long Island saw between one and two inches of rain, causing some flooding. Storm Beryl. Storm Unnamed. Month December. Highest category Nor'easter. Description Dec. Storm Bob.

Storm Chris. Flash flooding forced hundreds of people to leave their homes in counties just outside the five boroughs. New York City schools closed for the first time since and the city opened emergency storm shelters as a precautionary measure. The city issued the first-ever mandatory evacuation of coastal areas, an evacuation that encompassed , residents living in evacuation zone A, the entire Rockaway Peninsula, and 34 health care facilities located in evacuation zone B.

The city provided shelter for 10, evacuees. Up to 7inches of rain fell across the city, with winds of 65 mph. Skip to content. Back to Article.