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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Coventry Lake, CT

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Coventry Lake. 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 storm6312
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5842
2011Irene AugTropical storm5855
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5216
1999Floyd SepTropical storm585
1996Bertha JulTropical storm690
1991Bob AugCategory 210454
1985Gloria SepCategory 18625
1976Belle AugTropical storm6324
1971Doria AugTropical storm5843
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6330
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm634
1960Donna SepCategory 29817
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5216
1954Carol AugCategory 311526
1952Able SepTropical storm5241

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s02
1980s10
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 Coventry Lake 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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