Weather alerts in Connecticut, 1997
70 weather alerts in 1997, 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 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 70
- Warnings
- 62
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- July31 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 9, 199716 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 40 min |
| May 1, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 49 min |
| May 1, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 42 min |
| May 1, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 30 min |
| May 6, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr | |
| May 6, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 67 min |
| May 6, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 57 min |
| May 6, 2:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 35 min |
| May 6, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 55 min |
| May 6, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 53 min |
| May 6, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 69 min |
| May 6, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 60 min |
| May 19, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr | |
| May 19, 10:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 59 min |
| May 19, 10:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 58 min |
| May 19, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 55 min |
| Jun 22, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr | |
| Jun 26, 12:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 54 min |
| Jun 26, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 68 min |
| Jun 26, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 68 min |
| Jul 3, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr | |
| Jul 3, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 35 min |
| Jul 7, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr | |
| Jul 7, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 10:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 41 min |
| Jul 9, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr | |
| Jul 9, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 58 min |
| Jul 9, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 67 min |
| Jul 9, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 60 min |
| Jul 9, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 62 min |
| Jul 9, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 69 min |
| Jul 9, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 57 min | |
| Jul 9, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 62 min |
| Jul 9, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 56 min |
| Jul 9, 5:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 64 min |
| Jul 9, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 64 min |
| Jul 9, 6:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 117 min |
| Jul 9, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 63 min |
| Jul 9, 6:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 61 min |
| Jul 15, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 67 min |
| Jul 15, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | 52 min | |
| Jul 15, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 54 min |
| Jul 15, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 46 min |
| Jul 18, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 65 min |
| Jul 18, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr | |
| Jul 18, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Northwest Hills Planning Region | 67 min |
| Aug 3, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 51 min |
| Aug 3, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 65 min |
| Aug 3, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 51 min |
| Aug 3, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 6:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 116 min |
| Aug 5, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 99 min |
| Aug 6, 4:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 119 min |
| Aug 9, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 54 min |
| Aug 9, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 58 min |
| Aug 16, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr | |
| Aug 16, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 68 min |
| Aug 16, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | 70 min |
| Aug 29, 11:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OKX | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 55 min |
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 | 55 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
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 archive19961998
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.