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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Plainfield Village, 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 Plainfield Village. 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 storm632
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5821
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5214
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4054
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5824
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6922
1991Bob AugCategory 210433
1985Gloria SepCategory 18648
1985Henri SepTropical storm4027
1976Belle AugTropical storm5846
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6352
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6319
1960Donna SepCategory 2989
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5238
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5852
1955Diane AugTropical storm4657
1954Carol AugCategory 31155
1952Able SepTropical storm5259

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s13
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 Plainfield Village 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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