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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Simsbury Center, 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 Simsbury Center. 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 storm589
2011Irene AugTropical storm6331
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5239
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5823
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6925
1985Gloria SepCategory 1861
1976Belle AugTropical storm636
1971Doria AugTropical storm5819
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm635
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6329
1960Donna SepCategory 19239
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5212
1954Carol AugCategory 311551
1952Able SepTropical storm5223

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 Simsbury Center 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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