The National Weather Service says it is possible a tornado touched down in Litchfield County late Sunday afternoon. The announcement comes after the organization issued a tornado watch for most of the state. The NWS issued the watch for Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield, Middlesex, Hartford and Tolland counties. It said the watch is in effect…
40 years ago: Tornado killed 3, destroyed Bradley Air Museum and ravaged region
First came the rain, lashing down on to the tarmac at Bradley International Airport. Next were the howling winds. The sky turned black, and Donald J. Piacentini hopped into his car, left his job at the airport in Windsor Locks and headed home to Agawam. Piacentini was a reluctant witness to the tornado that swept…
Windsor Locks remembers devastating tornado 40 years later
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WWLP) – It was 40-years-ago Thursday that one of the costliest tornadoes in U.S. history caused devastation in southern New England. “The enormous task of cleaning up after a killer tornado is facing thousands of people in the Windsor Locks, Connecticut area this morning…” At around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3,…
Connecticut still recovering from savage May 2018 tornadoes
May 15, 2018 started out as one of those hot, sticky summer-like days that Connecticut sometimes gets in late spring, with temperatures rising into the low 80s. But that afternoon, a line of thunderstorms struck with savage force, spawning multiple tornadoes and brutal winds that left two dead, several injured, millions of trees downed or…
The 1979 Windsor Locks Tornado
The F4 tornado that hit Windsor, Windsor Locks, and Suffield on October 3, 1979 is arguably the most violent tornado in Connecticut history. The extraordinary and highly unusual circumstances that lead to the Windsor Locks tornado make the tornado not only one of the strongest but also one of most bizarre in New England history.…
EF1 Tornado Confirmed in New Canaan: National Weather Service
The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF1 tornado in New Canaan Tuesday when severe storms moved through the state. Officials also confirmed EF1 tornadoes near New Castle, New York and Stony Point, New York and an EF0 tornado in Ronkonkoma, New York. According to the NWS report, a severe thunderstorm produced the tornado near…
Another Tornado Confirmed In Connecticut Saturday, NWS Says
Another confirmed tornado occurred in Connecticut on Saturday and this time it was in Woodstock, Conn. which is near the Massachusetts border. Woodstock is a town in Windham County. The population is about 8,000 people. According to the National Weather Service, a confirmed tornado occurred on the west side of Woodstock and two corn fields…
May 15, 2018 – Southbury to Hamden Tornado
At least two tornadoes struck New Haven County the afternoon of the 15th. The first tornado touched down near Bullet Hill Road in Southbury and continued into Oxford. A second tornado developed near the center of Beacon Falls and continued into the hills of Hamden to the west of Route 10. The two tornadoes were…
Connecticut farm has ‘direct hit by tornado,’ owners say
Owners of Clover Nook farm in Bethany, Connecticut said they had a “direct hit by a tornado” on Tuesday. In a post on Facebook, one of the owners of the farm said he, his mother, and his father were locked in a greenhouse when they saw the tornado hit. “The second greenhouse took off and…
Suspected tornado wreaks havoc across state widespread damage in Brookfield, Southbury, Oxford and Cheshire
A line of severe weather that crossed through western Connecticut late Tuesday afternoon left destruction, and at least one tornado, in its wake. A funnel of winds churned through Brookfield and moved east into Southbury, sending debris airborne, Fax Alert meteorologist John Bagioni said in Burlington. Churning circular winds, but no debris, were also reported…