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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near New Haven, 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 New Haven. 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 storm638
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5843
2011Irene AugTropical storm6336
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5215
1999Floyd SepTropical storm587
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6914
1985Gloria SepCategory 1868
1985Henri SepTropical storm4041
1976Belle AugCategory 1758
1971Doria AugTropical storm5833
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm637
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6311
1960Donna SepCategory 29824
1960Brenda JulTropical storm586
1955Diane AugTropical storm4641
1954Carol AugCategory 311545
1952Able SepTropical storm5846

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 New Haven 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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