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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Colchester, CT

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Colchester. That's a hurricane about once every 19 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 September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Henri AugTropical storm632
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5833
2011Irene AugTropical storm5859
2008Hanna SepTropical storm529
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5812
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6914
1991Bob AugCategory 210446
1985Gloria SepCategory 18629
1985Henri SepTropical storm4033
1976Belle AugTropical storm6329
1971Doria AugTropical storm5851
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6335
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6314
1960Donna SepCategory 2987
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5220
1955Diane AugTropical storm4654
1954Carol AugCategory 311522
1952Able SepTropical storm5252

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s02
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 Colchester 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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