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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near West Hartford, CT

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of West Hartford. 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 storm5858
2011Irene AugTropical storm6334
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5233
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5815
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6921
1985Gloria SepCategory 1869
1976Belle AugTropical storm693
1971Doria AugTropical storm5826
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6312
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6325
1960Donna SepCategory 29832
1960Brenda JulTropical storm526
1954Carol AugCategory 311546
1952Able SepTropical storm5229

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 West Hartford 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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