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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Fairfield University, CT

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Fairfield University. That's a hurricane about once every 19 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 storm4020
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5848
2011Irene AugTropical storm6324
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5217
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5812
1996Bertha JulTropical storm693
1985Gloria SepCategory 18611
1985Henri SepTropical storm4047
1976Belle AugCategory 17511
1971Doria AugTropical storm5823
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm639
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6319
1960Donna SepCategory 29833
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5817
1955Diane AugTropical storm4634
1954Carol AugCategory 311558
1952Able SepTropical storm5843

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s11
1980s11
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 Fairfield University 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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