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Hurricane history · Connecticut

Hurricanes near Wethersfield, CT

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Wethersfield. 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 storm630
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5851
2011Irene AugTropical storm6339
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5227
1999Floyd SepTropical storm589
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6917
1985Gloria SepCategory 18611
1985Henri SepTropical storm4051
1976Belle AugTropical storm6910
1971Doria AugTropical storm5832
1968Unnamed SepTropical storm6318
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6321
1960Donna SepCategory 29826
1960Brenda JulTropical storm523
1954Carol AugCategory 311540
1952Able SepTropical storm5235

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
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 Wethersfield 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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