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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Higganum, CT

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Higganum. 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 storm636
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5837
2011Irene AugTropical storm6351
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5216
1999Floyd SepTropical storm588
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6911
1991Bob AugCategory 210454
1985Gloria SepCategory 18621
1985Henri SepTropical storm4037
1976Belle AugTropical storm6920
1971Doria AugTropical storm5844
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6323
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6315
1960Donna SepCategory 29816
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5819
1955Diane AugTropical storm4650
1954Carol AugCategory 311532
1952Able SepTropical storm5249

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 Higganum 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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