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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Storrs, CT

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Storrs. 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 storm6315
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5840
2011Irene AugTropical storm5857
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5216
1999Floyd SepTropical storm585
1996Bertha JulTropical storm695
1991Bob AugCategory 210452
1985Gloria SepCategory 18629
1976Belle AugTropical storm6328
1971Doria AugTropical storm5846
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6333
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm633
1960Donna SepCategory 29813
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5221
1954Carol AugCategory 311523
1952Able SepTropical storm5242

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s02
1980s10
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 Storrs 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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