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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Thompsonville, 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 Thompsonville. 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 storm5821
2011Irene AugTropical storm6336
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5236
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5817
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6920
1985Gloria SepCategory 18612
1976Belle AugTropical storm636
1971Doria AugTropical storm5825
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6316
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6323
1960Donna SepCategory 19233
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5217
1954Carol AugCategory 311541
1952Able SepTropical storm5221

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 Thompsonville 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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