NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit New Hartford, CT
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
45 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of New Hartford, Connecticut since 1851, 8 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Henri in 2021. Since 1950, 65 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 8
- Tropical storms
- 37
- Tornadoes
- 65
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for New Hartford
The strongest storm to pass near New Hartford was an unnamed storm in 1869, a Category 3 hurricane with 113 mph winds when its centre passed 73 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1938, whose centre came within 3 miles. The record near New Hartford begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Henri in 2021, a tropical storm 57 miles away. The 1860s and the 1890s were the busiest decades, with 5 systems each. Of the 45 systems, 6 have come since 2000. Of the 186 Connecticut cities on this site, 88% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than New Hartford. The highest rating among the 65 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 29, 1995, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on June 1, 2011, killed 3 people. Of the 65, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on June 21, 2024. New Hartford has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 90% of the 186 Connecticut cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 82 times since 1974, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). New Hartford has more hail reports within 10 miles than 90% of the 186 Connecticut cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near New Hartford
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | HenriAug 22 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 9 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 8 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2008 | HannaSep 7 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1999 | FloydSep 17 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 9 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 22 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | Unnamed 1961 stormSep 15 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 12 | 46 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1954 | CarolAug 31 | 59 mi | Category 3 (110 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 15 | 75 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 3 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormSep 9 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 19 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 17 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 5 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormMay 30 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 16 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 24 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 10 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 22 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 12 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 24 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 24 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 30 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 27 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 8 | 73 mi | Category 3 (113 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 3 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1858 | Unnamed 1858 stormSep 16 | 59 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormOct 19 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in New Hartford: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of New Hartford
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s11(1 EF3+)
- 2000s5
- 1990s9(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3
- 1970s16(2 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s9
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1995 | F4 | 24 mi | 11.5 mi | 3 / 24 |
| Oct 3, 1979 | F4 | 17 mi | 11.3 mi | 3 / 500 |
| Jun 1, 2011 | EF3 | 22 mi | 37.58 mi | 3 / 200 |
| May 24, 1962 | F3 | 19 mi | 11.6 mi | 1 / 50 |
| Jul 29, 1971 | F3 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 23, 2001 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 1997 | F2 | 24 mi | 3.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 1997 | F2 | 25 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 10, 1989 | F2 | 18 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 70 |
| Jul 10, 1989 | F2 | 15 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F2 | 12 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1976 | F2 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 65, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in New Hartford
The Storm Prediction Center has 82 hail reports within 10 miles of New Hartford since 1974, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 40 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 26, 2009. The most recent report is from August 26, 2024. June has the most reports, 29.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in New Hartford
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bakersville, CT, in New Hartford at 686 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 15°F. October is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 54.3 inches over 88 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation (28.8 of 54.3 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 45 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (19); a normal September there has highs of 72°F and 5.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 158 nights a year. Snowfall averages 59.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 54.3 inches is more than at 26 of the 27 Connecticut stations used on this site (96%). Barkhamsted, 5 miles north, has its own station (Barkhamsted, CT): 51.3 inches a year, 3.0 less than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 15 | 3.9 | 7 | 13.1 |
| Feb | 37 | 16 | 3.5 | 7 | 15.8 |
| Mar | 45 | 23 | 4.6 | 8 | 12.7 |
| Apr | 59 | 33 | 4.4 | 8 | 2.6 |
| May | 69 | 44 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 53 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 58 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 80 | 56 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 38 | 5.4 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 49 | 29 | 4.2 | 7 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 38 | 21 | 5.0 | 8 | 12.0 |
| Year | 58 | 36 | 54.3 | 88 | 59.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bakersville, CT (686 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near New Hartford
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 202 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of New Hartford: 161 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 floods, 18 flash floods and 4 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $2.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 10, 2008. August has had the most flash floods, 8 of 18. Of the 186 Connecticut cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 63 have had fewer than New Hartford.
October 15, 2005: flood 7 miles from the centre of New Hartford — 1 killed, $500,000 damage.
June 11, 2000: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of New Hartford — 8 injured.
April 15, 2007: flood 2 miles from the centre of New Hartford — $750,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain led to widespread flooding across Litchfield County from Sunday evening on the 15th, and persisted through Wednesday morning on the 18th. Several streams and creeks exceeded bankful as a result of this heavy rain, including the Still River in Winsted, and the Nepaug Brook and River in New Hartford.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in New Hartford's ZIP code 06057 have filed 18 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1999, and were paid $395,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Irene in 2011: 10 claims (56% of all) and $279,000. 67% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 128 Connecticut cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 26 have fewer than New Hartford.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Irene2011 | 10 | $279,000 |
Litchfield County, which includes New Hartford, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 hurricanes, 8 severe storms, 7 snowstorms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, on September 20, 2024.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.