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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Wallingford Center, CT

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Wallingford 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 storm634
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5846
2011Irene AugTropical storm6338
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5216
1999Floyd SepTropical storm587
1996Bertha JulTropical storm693
1985Gloria SepCategory 1868
1985Henri SepTropical storm4044
1976Belle AugTropical storm698
1971Doria AugTropical storm5832
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6310
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6312
1960Donna SepCategory 29824
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5814
1955Diane AugTropical storm4650
1954Carol AugCategory 311543
1952Able SepTropical storm5842

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s12
1960s13
1970s02
1980s11
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 Wallingford 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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