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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Lordship, CT

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Lordship. 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 storm4620
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5842
2011Irene AugTropical storm6331
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5214
1999Floyd SepTropical storm586
1996Bertha JulTropical storm694
1985Gloria SepCategory 1867
1985Henri SepTropical storm4040
1976Belle AugCategory 1758
1971Doria AugTropical storm5831
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm633
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6313
1960Donna SepCategory 29826
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5813
1955Diane AugTropical storm4632
1954Carol AugCategory 311551
1952Able SepTropical storm5847

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 Lordship 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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