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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Mystic, 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 Mystic. 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 storm634
2021Elsa JulTropical storm589
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5219
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4052
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5836
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6935
1991Bob AugCategory 210421
1985Gloria SepCategory 18653
1985Henri SepTropical storm409
1976Belle AugTropical storm6352
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6355
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6333
1960Donna SepCategory 29818
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5245
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5841
1955Diane AugTropical storm4635
1954Carol AugCategory 31154

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s01
1980s11
1990s12
2000s02
2010s00
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 Mystic 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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