When was CT last hit by a hurricane? You might be surprised.

Bob came close. Irene and Sandy came closer. But not since Hurricane Gloria in 1985 has Connecticut experienced a direct hit from a fully fledged hurricane.

Recent predictions suggest a busy hurricane season this year, but Connecticut has largely been spared over the decades, with some notable exceptions.

Since 1851, at least eight hurricanes have passed directly over Connecticut, according to the compiled data by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Many of them happened over 100 years ago and are unnamed.