Tropical Storm in Connecticut
Every tropical storm event the National Weather Service has filed in Connecticut, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).
The most significant on the map
The most significant tropical storm episodes in Connecticut.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 40
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $114 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tropical Storm and Flooding in Connecticut, August 28, 2011Hurricane Irene formed east of the Caribbean island of Dominica, part of the Lesser Antilles region, on the afternoon of August 20. Irene moved through the Caribbean and up the east coast of the United States making landfall twice.
- Tropical Storm in Connecticut, August 4, 2020Category 1 Hurricane Isaias with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, made landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, NC at 11:10 pm on August 3rd. Isaias' intensity weakened back to Tropical Storm strength as its forward speed increased to near 30 mph during the early morning of August 4th.
- Tropical Storm in Connecticut, August 28, 2011As Hurricane Irene moved north along the Atlantic coast and interacted with land, it weakened and made its second landfall as a Tropical Storm near Little Egg Inlet along the southeast NJ Coast on August 28, 2011 around 5:35 am EDT.
- Tropical Storm in Connecticut, August 4, 2020Tropical Storm Isaias moved from coastal Virginia eastern New York state, near the Connecticut/Massachusetts border on Tuesday, August 4. As the storm reached the New York City area, southerly winds were maximizing across southern New England, causing widespread wind damage.
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Connecticut, August 22, 2021Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in southwest Rhode Island around noon on August 22nd, then moved slowly northwestward and westward across northern Connecticut and weakened. Henri brought strong wind gusts and flash flooding.
- Tropical Storm in Connecticut, September 6 to 7, 2008Tropical Storm Hanna impacted Southern Connecticut, making landfall near the Nassau/Suffolk County border around 10:35 pm on the 6th. Storm total rainfall ranged from 2.76 inches at Groton Airport to 6.45 inches at New Canaan.
- Tropical Storm and Flooding in Connecticut, August 28 to 29, 2011Tropical Storm Irene tracked north northeast across eastern New York and western New England during Sunday, August 28th, producing widespread flooding, and damaging winds across the region.
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Connecticut, July 9, 2021Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall in Rhode Island on Friday morning before moving into the Gulf of Maine.
- Tropical Storm in Connecticut, August 22, 2021Tropical storm Henri with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph made landfall on the Rhode Island coast, near Westerly, at 12:30pm EDT Sunday, August 22. Henri then continued turning to the west as the storm weakened over Connecticut becoming a depression by evening.
- Tropical Storm in Connecticut, August 4, 2020Tropical Storm Isaias tracked northeast from the eastern Carolinas across the mid-Hudson Valley and into New England. The center of the storm passed close to Albany, NY on August 4th.
- Tropical Storm in Connecticut, July 9, 2021Tropical Storm Elsa with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, made landfall as a strong tropical storm on the panhandle of Florida on the morning of July 7th.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.