Connecticut, 1995

Tornado and Damaging Wind in Connecticut, July 23, 1995

July 23, 1995 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When
July 23, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Fairfield County, Bethel
Coordinates
41.326, -73.447 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were knocked down in Bethel as severe thunderstorms passed through the area.

Tornado, New Haven

When
July 23, 6:30 PM EST
Where
New Haven County, Prospect
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
41.362, -72.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small tornado touched down briefly in the town of Prospect. Large trees were completely uprooted, a wooden shack was destroyed, and a 45-foot tractor-semitrailer was tossed nearly 200 yards.

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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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

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: 10317901, 10317870.