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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Hartford, CT

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Hartford. 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 storm635
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5855
2011Irene AugTropical storm6338
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5229
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5813
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6918
1985Gloria SepCategory 18611
1976Belle AugTropical storm697
1971Doria AugTropical storm5829
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6315
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6321
1960Donna SepCategory 29829
1960Brenda JulTropical storm522
1954Carol AugCategory 311542
1952Able SepTropical storm5232

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 Hartford 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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