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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near East Hampton, 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 East Hampton. 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 storm635
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5838
2011Irene AugTropical storm6351
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5216
1999Floyd SepTropical storm585
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6916
1991Bob AugCategory 210453
1985Gloria SepCategory 18622
1985Henri SepTropical storm4038
1976Belle AugTropical storm6923
1971Doria AugTropical storm5845
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6327
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6317
1960Donna SepCategory 29815
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5215
1955Diane AugTropical storm4655
1954Carol AugCategory 311530
1952Able SepTropical storm5248

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 East Hampton 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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