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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Crystal Lake, CT

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Crystal Lake. 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 storm6320
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5851
2011Irene AugTropical storm5848
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5227
1999Floyd SepTropical storm586
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6911
1985Gloria SepCategory 18622
1976Belle AugTropical storm6317
1971Doria AugTropical storm5836
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6326
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6313
1960Donna SepCategory 19222
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5217
1954Carol AugCategory 311530
1952Able SepTropical storm5231

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s02
1980s10
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 Crystal 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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