NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Newport, NH
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
32 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Newport, New Hampshire since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 19 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 29
- Tornadoes
- 19
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Newport
The strongest storm to pass near Newport was Carol in 1954, a Category 1 hurricane with 90 mph winds when its centre passed 41 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Gloria in 1985, whose centre came within 23 miles. The record near Newport begins with an unnamed storm in 1858; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 60 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 5 systems. Of the 32 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 142 New Hampshire cities on this site, 76% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than Newport. The strongest of the 19 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 20, 1963; its path came within 24 miles. Of the 19, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 8. The most recent tornado was on May 16, 2022. Of the 142 New Hampshire cities, 83% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Newport. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 29 times since 1962, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 142 New Hampshire cities, 76% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Newport.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Newport
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1999 | FloydSep 17 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 14 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 23 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | Unnamed 1961 stormSep 15 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 13 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 31 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1954 | CarolAug 31 | 41 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormSep 9 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormOct 1 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 19 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 17 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormMay 31 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 24 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 10 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 24 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 30 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 9 | 64 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 3 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1858 | Unnamed 1858 stormSep 16 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Newport: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Newport
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s3
- 1990s1
- 1980s1
- 1970s3
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1963 | F3 | 24 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 1973 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 11, 1966 | F2 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1962 | F2 | 8 mi | 7.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 9, 1962 | F2 | 14 mi | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 1955 | F2 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 2022 | EF1 | 8 mi | 4.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 2018 | EF1 | 11 mi | 37.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 21, 2011 | EF1 | 20 mi | 2.69 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 13, 1999 | F1 | 15 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 1972 | F1 | 20 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 19, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Newport
The Storm Prediction Center has 29 hail reports within 10 miles of Newport since 1962, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on September 27, 2007. The most recent report is from August 4, 2023. August has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Newport
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Newport, NH, 1 mile north of Newport at 770 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 29°F and 9°F. October is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 42.0 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 57% of the year's precipitation (23.8 of 42.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 32 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (13); a normal September there has highs of 71°F and 3.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 6 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 186 nights a year. Snowfall averages 66.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 42.0 inches is more than at 12 of the 39 New Hampshire stations used on this site (31%). Sunapee, 5 miles east, has its own station (Mt Sunapee, NH): 48.4 inches a year, 6.4 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 9 | 2.7 | 6 | 15.2 |
| Feb | 32 | 10 | 2.4 | 5 | 16.7 |
| Mar | 41 | 19 | 3.0 | 6 | 12.7 |
| Apr | 54 | 31 | 3.3 | 7 | 3.3 |
| May | 66 | 42 | 3.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 75 | 52 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 56 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 54 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 71 | 47 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 36 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 46 | 27 | 3.2 | 7 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 35 | 17 | 3.5 | 7 | 14.9 |
| Year | 55 | 33 | 42.0 | 83 | 66.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Newport, NH (770 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Newport
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 117 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Newport: 83 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 floods, 15 flash floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $3.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on July 6, 1999. Of the 141 New Hampshire cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 104 have had fewer than Newport.
July 19, 2015: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Newport — 1 killed.
July 2, 2013: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Newport — $1.5 million damage.
April 16, 2007: flood in Newport — $800,000 damage.
NWS: “Flooding and damages were countywide.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Newport's ZIP code 03773 have filed 12 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $850,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 8% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 60 New Hampshire cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 4 have fewer than Newport.
Sullivan County, which includes Newport, has been named in 33 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 8 floods, 5 hurricanes, 5 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, on July 10, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sullivan County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.0 million a year, the 10th highest of 10 New Hampshire counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.7 million (78%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.