Storms in Connecticut in 1973
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Connecticut in 1973, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Connecticut in 1973 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 18
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $2.5 million
- Episodes
- 9
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Hail | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1973
June 1973
- Tornado in Connecticut, June 12, 1973
- Tornado in Connecticut, June 28, 1973
- Tornado in Connecticut, June 29, 1973
July 1973
August 1973
September 1973
More
Every year in ConnecticutEvery state in 1973Tornadoes in Connecticut in 197319721974
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.