12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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12 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Large limbs were downed in Simsbury and Southington while lightning caused a fire which destroyed a hay-filled 200-year-old barn in Glastonbury. This lightning/wind event was the first of many in Connecticut that knocked out power to at least 44,000 customers that afternoon.
Large limbs were downed in Simsbury and Southington while lightning caused a fire which destroyed a hay-filled 200-year-old barn in Glastonbury. This lightning/wind event was the first of many in Connecticut that knocked out power to at least 44,000 customers that afternoon.
Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds.
Numerous large trees downed and three people were injured by lightning at the Stafford Motor Speedway. Time of the lightning occurrence listed is approximate. Two men and a woman were hurled about 6 feet when a bolt of lightning struck a tree, cracking it down the middle as they leaned on a wooden picnic table to which a metal pole was attached. Two of the people were treated for burns at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford.
Police report several trees down.
Police report wind damage to a home on Mill Road. A fence was twisted. Numerous trees were downed, windows blown in and furniture moved about. A home in North Haven was hit by a fallen tree that left two holes in the roof. Also a dog tied to a metal chain was killed by lightning in Cheshire.
A Skywarn spotter reported dime-size hail north of Waterbury.
Large trees were downed in Putnam and a spotter's anemometer showed a gust to 60 mph in Scotland.
Large trees were downed in Putnam and a spotter's anemometer showed a gust to 60 mph in Scotland.
Large limbs were downed, signs were blown over near Elmwood Avenue, Broadway Street and Route 2 in and near Norwich. Lightning struck a tree in Lebanon, traveled down the trunk then scorched the ground as it traveled 50 feet to a house on Ryan Terrace and blew off the back wall. As pieces of the wall flew 50 feet into the air, the lightning continued to the roof line where it started a small fire in the attic. Meanwhile, two houses in the Great Neck Road region of Waterford were struck by lightning with siding blown off one of the homes.
A gust to 59 mph was recorded at the Sikorsky Memorial Airport National Weather Service Office in Stratford. One small plane flipped over. Additionally, considerable tree and power line damage was reported in Greenwich and Darien by Darien Police.
A gust to 59 mph was recorded at the Sikorsky Memorial Airport National Weather Service Office in Stratford. One small plane flipped over. Additionally, considerable tree and power line damage was reported in Greenwich and Darien by Darien Police.
A gust to 59 mph was recorded at the Sikorsky Memorial Airport National Weather Service Office in Stratford. One small plane flipped over. Additionally, considerable tree and power line damage was reported in Greenwich and Darien by Darien Police.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Connecticut in 1993Every state in 1993This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, August 1993
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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10317924, 10317923, 10318051, 10317968, 10317847, 10317619, 10317618, 10318011, 10318012, 10317912, 10317848, 10317849, 10317850.