<Li> November 3 , 2007 -- As a powerful extratropical storm , Hurricane Noel hit coastal Massachusetts , Rhode Island and Maine with hurricane - force wind - gusts of up to 89 mph ( 143 km / h ) , with sustained winds topping out at 59 mph ( 95 km / h ) . Power outages were widespread ; about 80,000 customers in Massachusetts and 9,000 in Maine lost electric power , mostly on Cape Cod . Heavy rainfall , high seas , and coastal flooding also occurred . </Li>
when was the last time a hurricane hit massachusetts
November 3 , 2007