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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Westbrook Center, CT

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Westbrook Center. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Bob in 1991. 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 storm6314
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5823
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5210
1999Floyd SepTropical storm5819
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6921
1991Bob AugCategory 210444
1985Gloria SepCategory 18630
1985Henri SepTropical storm4022
1976Belle AugTropical storm6931
1971Doria AugTropical storm5854
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6332
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6313
1960Donna SepCategory 2983
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5831
1955Diane AugTropical storm4635
1954Carol AugCategory 311521

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s13
1970s02
1980s11
1990s12
2000s01
2010s00
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 Westbrook 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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