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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Putnam, CT

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Putnam. 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 storm6317
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5832
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5211
2004Hermine AugTropical storm4056
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5816
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6913
1991Bob AugCategory 210442
1985Gloria SepCategory 18646
1976Belle AugTropical storm5840
1971Doria AugTropical storm5859
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6350
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6321
1960Donna SepCategory 1929
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5225
1954Carol AugCategory 31156
1952Able SepTropical storm5246

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s02
1980s10
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 Putnam 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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