Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 8, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 8, 1994
Start: 1994-07-08T14:10
End: 1994-07-08T15:55
Location: Connecticut

July 8, 1994 · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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.

Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When: July 8, 2:10 PM EST
Where: Fairfield County, Greenwich
Coordinates: 41.326, -73.447 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were reported blown down north of the Merritt Parkway.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hartford

When: July 8, 2:30 PM EST to 2:40 PM EST
Where: Hartford County, Newington to Wethersfield
Coordinates: 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees and branches were blown down causing power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hartford

When: July 8, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Hartford County, Southington
Coordinates: 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Tolland

When: July 8, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Tolland County, Coventry
Measured: 0.75 in hail

Thunderstorm Wind, Hartford

When: July 8, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Hartford County, Bristol
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down. Also, there was extensive damage to a house, as reported by the local police.

Thunderstorm Wind, Windham

When: July 8, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Windham County, N Portion to Meriden
Coordinates: 41.827, -71.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail and winds gusting over 50 mph were reported by a spotter.

Hail, Windham

When: July 8, 3:55 PM EST
Where: Windham County, Wolcott to Scotland
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.827, -71.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail and winds gusting over 50 mph were reported by a spotter.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Connecticut in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Connecticut, July 1994

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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10317892, 10317992, 10317993, 10317972, 10317994, 10318014, 10318015.