<Li> August 28, 2011--Hurricane Irene weakened to a tropical storm just before its landfall in New York, striking with winds of 70 mph (113 km / h). Irene produced high winds, heavy rains, and flash flooding especially in western New England . The storm left at least 16 people dead throughout New England, including ten deaths in Connecticut . The eastern quadrant of the Irene remained intact, as that section had never transversed land and moved north - northeast across southern Bristol and Plymouth counties in Massachusetts . Winds at times reached hurricane force from Westport east to Woods Hole on the south coast . </Li> <Li> October 29 - 30, 2012--Hurricane Sandy affected Southern New England with its outer bands producing heavy storm surge, winds, and rainfall before the storm's landfall in New Jersey . Sandy devastated the Jersey Shore, New York City, parts of Long Island and the Connecticut and Rhode Island coastlines . Flooding and power outages (roughly nine million customers total) lasted several days, while thousands of trees, telephone poles and traffic light stanchions were snapped . A total of approximately $71.4 billion in property damage was left in Sandy's wake after it made landfall and its center went over Pennsylvania and New York . Sandy killed 5 people in New England (4 in Connecticut and 1 in New Hampshire). To the west, Sandy dumped 2--4 feet (61--122 cm) of snow in the Appalachian Mountain region and flatlands . </Li> <Li> October 2 - 5, 2015--Hurricane Joaquin, at one point forecast to make a landfall in New England, eventually passed offshore and produced high surf along Cape Cod and Nantucket . </Li> <Li> September 19 - 22, 2017--Tropical Storm Jose stalled to the south of New England, meandering offshore for several days . This resulted in major rainfall and high winds throughout the region, particularly on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket . Rainfall peaked at 6.4 inches (160 mm) on Nantucket, and maximum sustained winds reached 53 mph (90 km / h) miles per hour in Cuttyhunk, with gusts up to 62 mph (100 km / h) recorded on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket . </Li>

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