Hurricane history · Connecticut
Hurricanes near Bethel, CT
Hurricanes
3
None major
Tropical storms
11
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
2
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Bethel. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Gloria in 1985. The strongest was Donna in 1960, with winds near 98 mph as it went by. Most came in September.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Henri Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 7 |
| 2011 | Irene Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 15 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 33 |
| 1999 | Floyd Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 27 |
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Tropical storm | 69 | 18 |
| 1985 | Gloria Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 20 |
| 1976 | Belle Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 19 |
| 1971 | Doria Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 19 |
| 1968 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 19 |
| 1961 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 34 |
| 1960 | Donna Sep | Category 2 | 98 | 47 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 20 |
| 1955 | Diane Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 49 |
| 1952 | Able Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 28 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 2 |
| 1960s | 1 | 3 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Bethel at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.
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