Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- October 14, 9:45 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Shelton
- Coordinates
- 41.326, -73.447 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Winds in Connecticut, October 14, 1995
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:42 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- October 14, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Kent
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A cold front crossed Western New England during the late evening hours of the 14th. An isolated severe thunderstorm downed trees in Kent.
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- October 14, 10:45 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Hamden
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -72.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- October 14, 11:48 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Old Saybrook
- Coordinates
- 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A squall line moving through the area generated thunderstorms strong enough to down numerous trees and power lines. Heavy rains also accompanied these storms which in turn caused some road and highway flooding.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, October 1995
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: 10317921, 10318086, 10317908, 10318124.