No active hurricanes threatening Montauk right now

Could the next one hit soon? 137 hurricanes have impacted the Montauk area since 1851 — set up free alerts so you'll have time to prepare when one's on the way.

137
Hurricanes affecting Montauk area
2021
Most recent
140 kt
Strongest peak winds
4 mi
Closest approach
Local note: Montauk's exposed position at the eastern tip of Long Island makes storm surge and powerful onshore winds the dominant threats — recent hurricanes including Henri (2021) and Ida's distant impacts (2021) underscore how even storms passing nearby can drive damaging surge and coastal erosion.

Coverage on this page applies broadly to the Montauk area — including Amagansett, East Hampton, Fishers Island, Wainscott, Orient, Sagaponack, Sag Harbor, Bridgehampton. Tropical storms rarely respect city limits.

When do hurricanes typically threaten the Montauk area?

Distribution of 137 hurricanes that have come within 150 mi of Montauk, by month of closest approach.

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1 F
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3 M
15 J
11 J
35 A
45 S
23 O
4 N
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Recent notable storms affecting the Montauk area

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach
2021 HENRI Cat 1 65 kt 19 mi
2021 ELSA Cat 1 75 kt 21 mi
2021 IDA Cat 4 130 kt 54 mi
2020 ZETA Cat 3 100 kt 108 mi
2020 ISAIAS Cat 1 80 kt 165 mi
2018 FLORENCE Cat 4 130 kt 106 mi
2018 MICHAEL Cat 5 140 kt 152 mi
2017 JOSE Cat 4 135 kt 163 mi
2016 HERMINE Cat 1 70 kt 72 mi
2014 ARTHUR Cat 2 85 kt 131 mi
2012 SANDY Cat 3 100 kt 172 mi
2011 IRENE Cat 3 105 kt 112 mi
2010 EARL Cat 4 125 kt 152 mi
2008 HANNA Cat 1 75 kt 60 mi
2007 NOEL Cat 1 75 kt 195 mi
Hurricane-strength storms (Cat 1+) since 2007 that came within 200 miles of Montauk. Includes storms whose center stayed offshore or hit nearby cities — wind, surge, and rainfall impacts extend far beyond the storm's path.

All-time closest approaches to Montauk

Year Name Peak Cat Peak Winds Closest Approach Date of Closest
1869 UNNAMED Cat 3 100 kt 4 mi Sep 08, 1869
1861 UNNAMED Cat 1 70 kt 11 mi Nov 03, 1861
1851 UNNAMED TS 60 kt 13 mi Oct 19, 1851
1858 UNNAMED Cat 2 90 kt 17 mi Sep 16, 1858
1944 UNNAMED Cat 5 140 kt 17 mi Sep 15, 1944
1954 CAROL Cat 3 100 kt 17 mi Aug 31, 1954
1908 UNNAMED Cat 1 65 kt 18 mi May 30, 1908
1985 HENRI TS 50 kt 19 mi Sep 25, 1985
2021 HENRI Cat 1 65 kt 19 mi Aug 22, 2021
1991 BOB Cat 3 100 kt 21 mi Aug 19, 1991
Showing the 10 closest of 137 total storms within 150 mi of Montauk since 1851.

If a hurricane threatens Montauk

  1. Know your evacuation zone. Look up yours by address via your state or county emergency management office (Suffolk County and surrounding areas).
  2. Set up alerts ahead of time. During an active storm, watches and warnings change every six hours. Email or text alerts from TropicalInfo give you the official NHC update the moment it's posted, with a plain-language summary.
  3. Prep your supplies before the storm is named. Stores empty out within hours of a watch. The 72-hour rule: water, food, batteries, fuel, medications, important documents. Our alerts can notify you of a storm long before it makes the news — giving you more time to get what you need before the panic-buying starts.
  4. Follow the cone, not the line. The forecast track is a best estimate — the cone shows where the center is likely to go. Impacts extend hundreds of miles from the center.

Set up free location-based alerts for Montauk

Historical data: NOAA HURDAT2 Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific hurricane databases. Closest-approach calculated using great-circle distance between Montauk (41.0459°N, 71.9440°W) and each 6-hourly observation. Storms are included if their center passed within 150 mi of Montauk — impacts (wind, surge, rainfall) routinely extend much further.