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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Stafford Springs, CT

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Stafford Springs. 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 storm6324
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5849
2011Irene AugTropical storm5851
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5228
1999Floyd SepTropical storm588
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6913
1985Gloria SepCategory 18626
1976Belle AugTropical storm5820
1971Doria AugTropical storm5840
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6330
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6314
1960Donna SepCategory 19220
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5214
1954Carol AugCategory 311526
1952Able SepTropical storm5231

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s02
1980s10
1990s02
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 Stafford Springs 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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