Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- April 4, 12:45 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Cornwall
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Power lines were knocked down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, April 4, 1995
26 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 25 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 27
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
26 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- April 4, 12:50 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, New Milford
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- April 4, 12:54 PM EST to 12:55 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Goshen to Sharon
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Power lines were knocked down in Goshen at 1254 EST. Poles and lines were downed in Sharon at 1255 EST.
Hail, Litchfield
- When
- April 4, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Norfolk
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were reported blown down. A fast moving squall line preceding a strong Arctic cold front produced strong to severe thunderstorms with wind gusts to 40 to 60 mph. Some locations experienced gusts in excess of 60 or 70 mph. Up to 87,000 electric customers lost power statewide as numerous trees and tree limbs fell and brought down power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- April 4, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Plymouth
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were reported blown down. A fast moving squall line preceding a strong Arctic cold front produced strong to severe thunderstorms with wind gusts to 40 to 60 mph. Some locations experienced gusts in excess of 60 or 70 mph. Up to 87,000 electric customers lost power statewide as numerous trees and tree limbs fell and brought down power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- April 4, 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Wolcott
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -72.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A roof was reported blown off a building.
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- April 4, 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Wolcott
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -72.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- April 4, 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County
- Coordinates
- 41.326, -73.447 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- April 4, 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County
- Coordinates
- 41.326, -73.447 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Hartford
- When
- April 4, 1:10 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, Southington
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind gusts to 56 mph was recorded and considerable wind damage was reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hartford
- When
- April 4, 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, Bloomfield
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Five pine trees one foot in diameter were blown down. A TV meteorologist recorded a wind gust to 74 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- April 4, 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Watertown
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and tree limbs were blown down and several roads were closed.
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- April 4, 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Naugatuck
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -72.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A roof was blown off one house and two others were damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- April 4, 1:22 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Shelton
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 41.326, -73.447 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 20 x 30 foot section of a school gymnasium roof was torn off. Numerous trees were reported blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hartford
- When
- April 4, 1:24 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, Windsor Locks
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The National Weather Service at Bradley International Airport reported a peak wind gusts to 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- April 4, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Bridgeport
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.326, -73.447 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The National Weather Service in Bridgeport recorded a peak wind gust to 63 mph. In Stamford, a driver was injured when a tree fell on her car.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- April 4, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Bridgeport
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.326, -73.447 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Hartford
- When
- April 4, 1:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, Hartford to Newington
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tractor-semitrailer was blown over on Route 84 in Hartford and trees were uprooted, power lines downed, and 40 cars heavily damaged by gravel blown off a roof at an auto dealership in Newington. The police station was reportedly damaged by the winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- April 4, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -72.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- April 4, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -72.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed. Numerous structures received various amounts of damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hartford
- When
- April 4, 1:49 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, Enfield
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An amateur radio tower was blown down and damage to a roof was reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tolland
- When
- April 4, 1:50 PM EST
- Where
- Tolland County, Ellington
Numerous trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tolland
- When
- April 4, 1:58 PM EST
- Where
- Tolland County, Tolland
Lots of trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Tolland, as reported by the local police.
Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- April 4, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County
- Coordinates
- 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- April 4, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Middlesex
- Property damage
- $0
- Coordinates
- 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ten to twelve buildings were reported damaged, including damage to roofs and chimneys.
Thunderstorm Wind, New London
- When
- April 4, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- New London County, Norwich
- Coordinates
- 41.504, -72.101 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A squall line moving across the region produced an enormous amount of damage during the afternoon hours. Powerful winds, the result of several microbursts, downed thousands of trees and power lines. Numerous structures received various degrees of damage. A significant amount of this damage occurred to the roofs. In Stamford, a driver was injured when a tree fell on her car.
Thunderstorm Wind, New London
- When
- April 4, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- New London County, Norwich
- Coordinates
- 41.504, -72.101 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed. Numerous structures received various amounts of damage.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 10318061, 10318062, 10318076, 10318077, 10318078, 10317859, 10317860, 10317894, 10317895, 10317997, 10317998, 10318079, 10317861, 10317896, 10317999, 10317897, 10317898, 10318000, 10317862, 10317863, 10318001, 10317974, 10317975, 10318118, 10318119, 10317929, 10317930.