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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Blue Hills, CT

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Blue Hills. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Gloria in 1985. The strongest was Carol in 1954, with winds near 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm638
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5857
2011Irene AugTropical storm6336
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5232
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5816
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6919
1985Gloria SepCategory 1868
1976Belle AugTropical storm635
1971Doria AugTropical storm5826
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6312
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6322
1960Donna SepCategory 29831
1960Brenda JulTropical storm525
1954Carol AugCategory 311544
1952Able SepTropical storm5229

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s02
1980s10
1990s02
2000s01
2010s01
2020s02

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 Blue Hills 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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