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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Guilford Center, CT

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Guilford Center. That's a hurricane about once every 15 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 storm638
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5832
2011Irene AugTropical storm6349
2008Hanna SepTropical storm522
1999Floyd SepTropical storm588
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6914
1991Bob AugCategory 210454
1985Gloria SepCategory 18620
1985Henri SepTropical storm4030
1976Belle AugCategory 17520
1971Doria AugTropical storm5844
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6320
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm632
1960Donna SepCategory 29811
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5819
1955Diane AugTropical storm4637
1954Carol AugCategory 311532
1952Able SepTropical storm5256

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s11
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 Guilford Center 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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