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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Lake Pocotopaug, 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 Lake Pocotopaug. 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 storm633
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5840
2011Irene AugTropical storm6350
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5217
1999Floyd SepTropical storm583
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6915
1991Bob AugCategory 210454
1985Gloria SepCategory 18620
1985Henri SepTropical storm4040
1976Belle AugTropical storm6921
1971Doria AugTropical storm5843
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6327
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6317
1960Donna SepCategory 29816
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5213
1955Diane AugTropical storm4657
1954Carol AugCategory 311531
1952Able SepTropical storm5246

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 Lake Pocotopaug 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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