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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Conning Towers-Nautilus Park. 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 storm637
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5814
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5214
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4058
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5830
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6931
1991Bob AugCategory 210427
1985Gloria SepCategory 18647
1985Henri SepTropical storm4014
1976Belle AugTropical storm6346
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6349
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6328
1960Donna SepCategory 29813
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5239
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5847
1955Diane AugTropical storm4639
1954Carol AugCategory 31157

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s01
1980s11
1990s12
2000s02
2010s00
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 Conning Towers-Nautilus Park 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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