NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Connecticut Hurricane and Tornado History
Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Connecticut has 125 tornadoes on record since 1950, 6 of them EF3 or stronger, with 4 deaths. The city with the most hurricanes within 75 miles is Pawcatuck (14); the most tornado-prone is Weatogue (72).
- Cities
- 186
- Tornadoes in state
- 125
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
- Tornado deaths
- 4
since 1950
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Storms that reached the most Connecticut cities
- Unnamed 1938 stormCategory 5 · 186 cities
- Floyd 1999Category 4 · 186 cities
- Donna 1960Category 4 · 186 cities
- Gloria 1985Category 4 · 186 cities
- Unnamed 1888 stormCategory 3 · 186 cities
- Unnamed 1894 stormCategory 3 · 186 cities
- Belle 1976Category 3 · 186 cities
- Bertha 1996Category 3 · 186 cities
- Unnamed 1934 stormCategory 2 · 186 cities
- Unnamed 1874 stormCategory 1 · 186 cities
- Hanna 2008Category 1 · 186 cities
- Unnamed 1861 stormCategory 1 · 186 cities
Connecticut cities
| City | Hurricanes | Tropical storms | Tornadoes | EF3+ | Last storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | 10 | 39 | 32 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Stamford | 9 | 39 | 31 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| New Haven | 12 | 39 | 35 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Hartford | 10 | 41 | 64 | 6 | Ida 2021 |
| Waterbury | 10 | 39 | 57 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Norwalk | 9 | 39 | 27 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Danbury | 10 | 37 | 52 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| New Britain | 10 | 40 | 60 | 6 | Ida 2021 |
| West Hartford | 10 | 41 | 66 | 6 | Ida 2021 |
| Bristol | 10 | 40 | 62 | 5 | Ida 2021 |
| Meriden | 11 | 39 | 58 | 5 | Ida 2021 |
| Hamden | 11 | 40 | 45 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Manchester | 10 | 43 | 59 | 5 | Ida 2021 |
| Fairfield | 10 | 39 | 35 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| West Haven | 12 | 39 | 33 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Stratford | 12 | 40 | 35 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Milford | 12 | 41 | 34 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| East Hartford | 10 | 41 | 58 | 5 | Ida 2021 |
| Middletown | 12 | 40 | 51 | 5 | Ida 2021 |
| Wallingford | 11 | 39 | 50 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Shelton | 10 | 38 | 44 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Enfield | 10 | 36 | 59 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Greenwich | 9 | 39 | 38 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Norwich | 11 | 46 | 20 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Trumbull | 10 | 39 | 41 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Torrington | 6 | 36 | 70 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Southington | 11 | 39 | 59 | 5 | Ida 2021 |
| Naugatuck | 10 | 39 | 55 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Newington | 10 | 41 | 65 | 6 | Ida 2021 |
| Vernon | 10 | 41 | 58 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Groton | 13 | 45 | 10 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Windsor | 10 | 39 | 70 | 5 | Henri 2021 |
| East Haven | 12 | 40 | 34 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Glastonbury | 10 | 43 | 47 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Cheshire | 11 | 39 | 61 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Branford | 12 | 42 | 36 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Westport | 9 | 40 | 29 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| New London | 12 | 45 | 12 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Wethersfield | 10 | 41 | 63 | 5 | Ida 2021 |
| New Milford | 7 | 38 | 63 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| South Windsor | 10 | 40 | 59 | 5 | Henri 2021 |
| Ridgefield | 9 | 38 | 44 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| North Haven | 12 | 39 | 44 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Guilford | 12 | 42 | 34 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Darien | 9 | 39 | 30 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Bloomfield | 10 | 40 | 70 | 5 | Henri 2021 |
| Rocky Hill | 10 | 40 | 61 | 6 | Ida 2021 |
| New Canaan | 9 | 38 | 31 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Bethel | 10 | 38 | 50 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Southbury | 9 | 38 | 59 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Ansonia | 11 | 39 | 50 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Avon | 9 | 40 | 68 | 6 | Henri 2021 |
| Willimantic | 11 | 43 | 36 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Monroe | 10 | 39 | 48 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Berlin | 11 | 39 | 60 | 5 | Ida 2021 |
| Farmington | 10 | 41 | 64 | 6 | Ida 2021 |
| Wilton | 9 | 38 | 33 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Brookfield | 10 | 38 | 55 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Madison | 12 | 42 | 25 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Storrs | 11 | 43 | 52 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Plainville | 11 | 39 | 62 | 5 | Ida 2021 |
| Seymour | 10 | 39 | 48 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Ellington | 10 | 38 | 59 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Colchester | 11 | 43 | 33 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Wolcott | 10 | 39 | 59 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Waterford | 13 | 44 | 15 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Lisbon | 11 | 45 | 23 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Newtown | 9 | 38 | 55 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Simsbury | 8 | 37 | 69 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Tolland | 10 | 41 | 54 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Watertown | 10 | 39 | 59 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Cromwell | 10 | 42 | 54 | 6 | Ida 2021 |
| Orange | 12 | 40 | 41 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| New Fairfield | 6 | 36 | 51 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Clinton | 12 | 42 | 25 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Oxford | 10 | 38 | 51 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Windsor Locks | 10 | 38 | 59 | 3 | Henri 2021 |
| East Hampton | 11 | 42 | 48 | 5 | Ida 2021 |
| Coventry | 11 | 41 | 48 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Mystic | 13 | 45 | 12 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Derby | 11 | 39 | 49 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Stafford Springs | 10 | 39 | 60 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Sandy Hook | 9 | 38 | 58 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Danielson | 10 | 44 | 34 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Niantic | 13 | 44 | 14 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Suffield | 8 | 37 | 61 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Somers | 10 | 38 | 63 | 3 | Henri 2021 |
| Old Saybrook | 12 | 45 | 24 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Weston | 9 | 39 | 37 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Winsted | 6 | 35 | 58 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Plantsville | 11 | 39 | 61 | 5 | Ida 2021 |
| Uncasville | 11 | 45 | 20 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Old Lyme | 12 | 44 | 19 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Woodbury | 9 | 39 | 57 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Canton | 8 | 40 | 66 | 5 | Henri 2021 |
| Terryville | 10 | 41 | 64 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Burlington | 9 | 41 | 66 | 3 | Henri 2021 |
| Portland | 11 | 41 | 50 | 6 | Ida 2021 |
| Prospect | 11 | 39 | 59 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Ledyard | 13 | 43 | 12 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Putnam | 10 | 43 | 45 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Woodbridge | 11 | 39 | 46 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Pawcatuck | 14 | 44 | 8 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Redding | 9 | 39 | 46 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Brooklyn | 11 | 47 | 30 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Riverside | 9 | 39 | 35 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Granby | 8 | 38 | 63 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Old Greenwich | 9 | 39 | 33 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Plainfield | 11 | 45 | 30 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Oakville | 10 | 41 | 59 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Middlebury | 10 | 39 | 58 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Cos Cob | 9 | 39 | 36 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Easton | 10 | 40 | 43 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Oakdale | 11 | 44 | 25 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Unionville | 9 | 40 | 64 | 5 | Henri 2021 |
| Thomaston | 10 | 39 | 65 | 3 | Henri 2021 |
| Woodstock | 11 | 41 | 55 | 3 | Henri 2021 |
| East Lyme | 12 | 43 | 17 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Durham | 12 | 40 | 44 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 43 | 34 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| North Branford | 12 | 42 | 31 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Broad Brook | 10 | 37 | 57 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Westbrook | 12 | 43 | 25 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Northford | 12 | 41 | 43 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Dayville | 10 | 44 | 38 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Killingworth | 12 | 42 | 28 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Marlborough | 11 | 42 | 46 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Gales Ferry | 12 | 45 | 14 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Beacon Falls | 10 | 39 | 51 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| New Hartford | 8 | 37 | 65 | 5 | Henri 2021 |
| Moosup | 12 | 45 | 31 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| South Glastonbury | 10 | 42 | 51 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Harwinton | 9 | 39 | 69 | 3 | Henri 2021 |
| Willington | 10 | 42 | 56 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Hebron | 11 | 41 | 41 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Litchfield | 7 | 36 | 69 | 2 | Henri 2021 |
| Stonington | 14 | 44 | 7 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Higganum | 12 | 42 | 40 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Bethany | 11 | 39 | 54 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Columbia | 11 | 42 | 39 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| East Granby | 8 | 37 | 68 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| East Haddam | 12 | 42 | 30 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| North Stonington | 14 | 45 | 11 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Canterbury | 11 | 46 | 29 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Bolton | 10 | 42 | 47 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Preston | 11 | 44 | 15 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Mansfield Center | 11 | 44 | 42 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Southport | 10 | 39 | 28 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Pomfret Center | 11 | 43 | 34 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| North Grosvenordale | 11 | 41 | 49 | 2 | Henri 2021 |
| Deep River | 12 | 41 | 26 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Ashford | 11 | 43 | 51 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| East Windsor | 10 | 38 | 59 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Salem | 11 | 45 | 26 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| West Simsbury | 8 | 37 | 65 | 5 | Henri 2021 |
| Thompson | 10 | 41 | 54 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| West Suffield | 8 | 36 | 64 | 5 | Henri 2021 |
| Chester | 12 | 42 | 27 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Quaker Hill | 10 | 45 | 13 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Amston | 11 | 40 | 39 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Weatogue | 9 | 39 | 72 | 6 | Henri 2021 |
| Sherman | 6 | 33 | 56 | 2 | Isaias 2020 |
| Bethlehem | 8 | 39 | 60 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Baltic | 11 | 46 | 25 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Essex | 12 | 44 | 21 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Barkhamsted | 7 | 36 | 61 | 4 | Henri 2021 |
| Windham | 11 | 43 | 34 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Andover | 11 | 42 | 44 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Moodus | 11 | 42 | 35 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Goshen | 7 | 32 | 62 | 3 | Henri 2021 |
| Haddam | 12 | 42 | 34 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Sterling | 12 | 44 | 32 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Voluntown | 12 | 44 | 20 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Canaan | 4 | 29 | 42 | 2 | Isaias 2020 |
| Ivoryton | 12 | 42 | 25 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Middlefield | 12 | 40 | 48 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Sharon | 5 | 27 | 50 | 1 | Isaias 2020 |
| Taftville | 11 | 46 | 26 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Bozrah | 11 | 45 | 27 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| North Granby | 7 | 36 | 67 | 5 | Henri 2021 |
| Hampton | 11 | 44 | 35 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Roxbury | 8 | 39 | 61 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Chaplin | 11 | 45 | 38 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Plymouth | 10 | 40 | 64 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Morris | 7 | 38 | 66 | 2 | Henri 2021 |
| Salisbury | 4 | 28 | 40 | 2 | Isaias 2020 |
Hail in Connecticut
Tornado season brings hail too. Radar-estimated hail days for Connecticut since 2019, with sizes and a map of each storm's swath.