<P> 84 tropical or subtropical cyclones have affected the state of New York since the 17th century . The state of New York is located along the East Coast of the United States , in the Northeastern portion of the country . The strongest of these storms was the 1938 New England hurricane , which struck Long Island as a Category 3 storm on the Saffir -- Simpson hurricane scale . Killing more than 600 people , it was also the deadliest . Tropical cyclones have affected the state primarily in September but have also hit during every month of the hurricane season , June through November . Tropical cyclones rarely make landfall on the state , although it is common for remnants of tropical cyclones to produce heavy rainfall and flooding . </P>
<P> 84 tropical or subtropical cyclones have affected the state of New York since the 17th century . The state of New York is located along the East Coast of the United States , in the Northeastern portion of the country . The strongest of these storms was the 1938 New England hurricane , which struck Long Island as a Category 3 storm on the Saffir -- Simpson hurricane scale . Killing more than 600 people , it was also the deadliest . Tropical cyclones have affected the state primarily in September but have also hit during every month of the hurricane season , June through November . Tropical cyclones rarely make landfall on the state , although it is common for remnants of tropical cyclones to produce heavy rainfall and flooding . </P>
what was the strongest hurricane to hit long island
what was the strongest hurricane to hit long island
1938 New England hurricane
1938 New England hurricane