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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Cheshire Village, CT

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Cheshire Village. 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 storm636
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5851
2011Irene AugTropical storm6334
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5221
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5812
1996Bertha JulTropical storm697
1985Gloria SepCategory 1864
1985Henri SepTropical storm4050
1976Belle AugTropical storm693
1971Doria AugTropical storm5827
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm635
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6317
1960Donna SepCategory 29829
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5814
1955Diane AugTropical storm4654
1954Carol AugCategory 311549
1952Able SepTropical storm5837

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s02
1980s11
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 Cheshire Village 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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