<Li> September 24 - 25, 1785--A hurricane which made landfall near Ocracoke, North Carolina, impacted southern New England . Based on known observations, this hurricane remained offshore of New England but passed close enough to inflict heavy rain and strong winds to New York City and Boston . </Li> <Li> August 19, 1788--A weakening hurricane moved up through eastern New York, impacting western New England . </Li> <Ul> <Li> September 12, 1804--The Antigua--Charleston hurricane, a major storm for the Caribbean, Georgia, and South Carolina, impacted portions of New England as a weakening tropical storm and then a tropical depression before dissipating off the coast of Nova Scotia . </Li> <Li> October 9, 1804--As the Snow hurricane crossed New England, cool air became entrained in the circulation, and it became extratropical . The storm brought heavy snow across the Northeast, in some areas up to 2--3 feet, and killed a total of 16 people; one on land and fifteen at sea . This was the second observation of snow from a landfalling hurricane, but not the last . This hurricane which peaked at Category 3 intensity was a major one, especially for eastern Massachusetts . </Li> <Li> October 3, 1805--A hurricane that struck Mantanzas, Cuba reportedly reached the Maine territory (claimed by Massachusetts until 1820) as a tropical cyclone . Little information is available on this storm, however, a tropical cyclone exclusively striking Maine is not unique . This is what occurred during the passage of both Hurricane Gerda in 1969 and Tropical Storm Heidi in 1971 . </Li> <Li> September 1815--What was once a major hurricane in the Carolinas brought tropical - storm - force winds to portions of New England . The likely track of this cyclone takes it very near but offshore of Nantucket . </Li> </Ul> <Li> September 12, 1804--The Antigua--Charleston hurricane, a major storm for the Caribbean, Georgia, and South Carolina, impacted portions of New England as a weakening tropical storm and then a tropical depression before dissipating off the coast of Nova Scotia . </Li>

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