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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near West Simsbury, 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 West Simsbury. 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
2011Irene AugTropical storm6329
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5240
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5824
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6927
1985Gloria SepCategory 1863
1976Belle AugTropical storm636
1971Doria AugTropical storm5817
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm633
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6331
1960Donna SepCategory 19240
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5213
1954Carol AugCategory 311552
1952Able SepTropical storm5222

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 West Simsbury 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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