Weather alerts in Connecticut, 1996
76 weather alerts in 1996, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1996. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 76
- Warnings
- 76
- Watches
- 0
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- July16 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 21, 199610 alerts
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 67 min |
| Jan 19, 3:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 67 min |
| Jan 19, 4:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 82 min |
| Jan 19, 5:05 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 6:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 8:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 12:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 8 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 8 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 8 hr |
| May 11, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 62 min |
| May 11, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 62 min |
| May 11, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 59 min |
| May 21, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 66 min |
| May 21, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 50 min |
| May 21, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 42 min |
| May 21, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 50 min |
| May 21, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 49 min |
| May 21, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 53 min |
| May 21, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 49 min | |
| May 21, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 62 min |
| May 21, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 61 min |
| May 21, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 61 min |
| Jun 13, 5:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 64 min |
| Jun 13, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 64 min |
| Jun 13, 6:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 5:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 66 min |
| Jul 9, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 63 min |
| Jul 9, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 58 min |
| Jul 9, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 66 min |
| Jul 9, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 61 min |
| Jul 9, 7:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 69 min |
| Jul 9, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 42 min | |
| Jul 9, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 8:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 58 min |
| Jul 13, 11:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 10 hr |
| Jul 13, 9:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 7 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 45 min |
| Aug 4, 4:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 65 min |
| Aug 4, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 65 min |
| Aug 4, 6:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 47 min | |
| Aug 23, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 49 min |
| Aug 23, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 42 min |
| Aug 23, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 52 min |
| Aug 23, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 60 min |
| Aug 23, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 59 min |
| Aug 23, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 42 min |
| Aug 23, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 61 min |
| Aug 23, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 44 min |
| Aug 27, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 61 min |
| Aug 27, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 66 min |
| Oct 19, 12:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 6 hr |
| Oct 19, 1:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 6 hr |
| Oct 19, 1:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 6 hr |
| Oct 19, 4:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 4 hr |
| Oct 19, 7:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 115 min |
| Oct 19, 7:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 100 min |
| Oct 19, 7:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 100 min |
| Oct 19, 9:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 7 hr |
| Oct 19, 9:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 7 hr |
| Oct 20, 4:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Northwest Hills Planning Region | 5 hr |
| Oct 20, 5:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 12 hr |
| Oct 20, 6:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 7 hr |
| Nov 9, 8:37 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Dec 2, 5:36 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 4 hr |
| Dec 2, 6:40 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 4 hr |
| Dec 2, 9:40 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 3 hr |
| Dec 2, 1:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 3 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 40 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 33 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive19951997
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.