NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit West Suffield, 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
44 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of West Suffield, Connecticut since 1851, 8 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Henri in 2021. Since 1950, 64 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 8
- Tropical storms
- 36
- Tornadoes
- 64
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for West Suffield
The strongest storm to pass near West Suffield was an unnamed storm in 1869, a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds when its centre passed 64 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Gloria in 1985, whose centre came within 1 mile. The record near West Suffield begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Henri in 2021, a tropical storm 52 miles away. The 1860s and the 1890s were the busiest decades, with 5 systems each. Of the 44 systems, 6 have come since 2000. Of the 186 Connecticut cities on this site, 88% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than West Suffield. The highest rating among the 64 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 29, 1995, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on June 1, 2011, killed 3 people. Of the 64, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 18 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on June 21, 2024. West Suffield has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 87% of the 186 Connecticut cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 111 times since 1961, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). West Suffield has more hail reports within 10 miles than 98% of the 186 Connecticut cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near West Suffield
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | HenriAug 22 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 9 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 8 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2008 | HannaSep 7 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2007 | BarryJun 4 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1999 | FloydSep 17 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1996 | BerthaJul 13 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | GloriaSep 27 | 1 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1976 | BelleAug 10 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | Unnamed 1968 stormSep 11 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | Unnamed 1961 stormSep 15 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1960 | DonnaSep 12 | 40 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 30 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1954 | CarolAug 31 | 48 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 15 | 72 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormSep 21 | 12 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormSep 9 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 17 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 5 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormMay 30 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 16 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 24 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 10 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 32 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 12 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 24 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 24 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 30 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormOct 27 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormSep 8 | 64 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormNov 3 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1861 | Unnamed 1861 stormSep 28 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1858 | Unnamed 1858 stormSep 16 | 50 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormOct 19 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in West Suffield: 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 West Suffield
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s7(1 EF3+)
- 2000s6
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s1
- 1970s16(2 EF3+)
- 1960s9
- 1950s15(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1995 | F4 | 25 mi | 11.5 mi | 3 / 24 |
| Oct 3, 1979 | F4 | 2 mi | 11.3 mi | 3 / 500 |
| Jun 1, 2011 | EF3 | 6 mi | 37.58 mi | 3 / 200 |
| Sep 13, 1971 | F3 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1954 | F3 | 15 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 23, 2001 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 1997 | F2 | 24 mi | 3.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 1984 | F2 | 21 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 30, 1976 | F2 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 24, 1975 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 6, 1973 | F2 | 18 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 31, 1973 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 64, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in West Suffield
The Storm Prediction Center has 111 hail reports within 10 miles of West Suffield since 1961, made on 68 separate days. Of these, 37 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on May 15, 2018. The most recent report is from June 6, 2025. May has the most reports, 28.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in West Suffield
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Westfield 3 SW, MA, 6 miles northwest of West Suffield at 430 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 16°F. October and December are the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 52.5 inches over 88 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (26.9 of 52.5 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 44 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (19); a normal September there has highs of 75°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 14 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 144 nights a year. That 52.5 inches is more than at 21 of the 27 Connecticut stations used on this site (78%). Feeding Hills, MA, 5 miles northeast, has its own station (Westfield Barnes Municipal Airport, MA): 45.3 inches a year, 7.2 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 16 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Feb | 37 | 17 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Mar | 45 | 25 | 3.9 | 7 |
| Apr | 58 | 35 | 4.7 | 8 |
| May | 70 | 46 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Jun | 78 | 56 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Jul | 84 | 61 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Aug | 82 | 59 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Sep | 75 | 52 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Oct | 62 | 40 | 5.2 | 8 |
| Nov | 49 | 31 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Dec | 38 | 22 | 5.2 | 8 |
| Year | 59 | 38 | 52.5 | 88 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Westfield 3 SW, MA (430 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 West Suffield
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 335 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of West Suffield: 256 thunderstorm wind reports, 47 floods, 19 flash floods and 13 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $10.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on February 22, 1997. July has had the most flash floods, 14 of 19. Of the 186 Connecticut cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 69 have had fewer than West Suffield.
June 29, 2021: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of West Suffield — 2 injured, $15,000 damage.
July 27, 2008: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of West Suffield — 2 injured, $10,000 damage.
May 27, 2008: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of West Suffield — 2 injured.
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
Hartford County, which includes West Suffield, has been named in 30 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 8 snowstorms, 6 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Isaias, on January 12, 2021.
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.
Cities near West Suffield
- Southwick, MA3 mi
- Feeding Hills, MA5 mi
- Granby, CT5 mi
- Suffield, CT5 mi
- North Granby, CT6 mi
- East Granby, CT6 mi
- Agawam, MA7 mi
- Windsor Locks, CT8 mi
- Westfield, MA8 mi
- West Springfield, MA8 mi
- Longmeadow, MA9 mi
- Enfield, CT9 mi
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