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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Waterbury, CT

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Waterbury. 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
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5859
2011Irene AugTropical storm6327
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5229
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5819
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6915
1985Gloria SepCategory 1867
1985Henri SepTropical storm4057
1976Belle AugTropical storm696
1971Doria AugTropical storm5819
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm634
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6325
1960Donna SepCategory 29838
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5816
1955Diane AugTropical storm4659
1954Carol AugCategory 311557
1952Able SepTropical storm5830

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 Waterbury 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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