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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Clinton, CT

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

4

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Clinton. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Bob in 1991. The strongest was Carol in 1954, with winds near 115 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm6312
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5827
2011Irene AugTropical storm6356
2008Hanna SepTropical storm525
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5815
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6918
1991Bob AugCategory 210448
1985Gloria SepCategory 18626
1985Henri SepTropical storm4025
1976Belle AugCategory 17527
1971Doria AugTropical storm5851
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6328
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm639
1960Donna SepCategory 2986
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5826
1955Diane AugTropical storm4635
1954Carol AugCategory 311525

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
1990s12
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 Clinton 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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