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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near East Brooklyn, CT

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of East Brooklyn. 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 storm6310
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5826
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5213
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4055
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5822
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6921
1991Bob AugCategory 210438
1985Gloria SepCategory 18647
1976Belle AugTropical storm5843
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6351
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6319
1960Donna SepCategory 1925
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5232
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5855
1954Carol AugCategory 31159
1952Able SepTropical storm5254

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s01
1980s10
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 East Brooklyn 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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