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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Oakville, CT

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Oakville. That's a hurricane about once every 25 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 storm5211
2011Irene AugTropical storm6324
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5233
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5822
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6919
1985Gloria SepCategory 18611
1976Belle AugTropical storm699
1971Doria AugTropical storm5815
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm638
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6328
1960Donna SepCategory 29841
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5818
1954Carol AugCategory 311560
1952Able SepTropical storm5827

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s02
1980s10
1990s02
2000s01
2010s01
2020s01

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 Oakville 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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