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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Portland, 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 Portland. 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 storm638
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5844
2011Irene AugTropical storm6345
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5221
1999Floyd SepTropical storm583
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6911
1991Bob AugCategory 210459
1985Gloria SepCategory 18615
1985Henri SepTropical storm4043
1976Belle AugTropical storm6916
1971Doria AugTropical storm5840
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6320
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6320
1960Donna SepCategory 29822
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5212
1955Diane AugTropical storm4656
1954Carol AugCategory 311537
1952Able SepTropical storm5242

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s02
1980s11
1990s12
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 Portland 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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