Lightning, Hartford
- When
- February 11, 9:30 AM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, Burlington
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Connecticut, February 11, 1996
A lightning bolt struck a house, setting it ablaze and injuring one person. and the only cloud-to-ground strike in all of New England at the time.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
A lightning bolt struck a house, setting it ablaze and injuring one person. We were told that this was a positive-type lightning strike...and the only cloud-to-ground strike in all of New England at the time. One-quarter inch diameter hail accompanied this storm. The temperature was around 40 degrees.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 11 to 12, 1996
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 11, 1996
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 11, 1996
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 11 to 12, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alaska, February 11 to 13, 1996
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, February 1996
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: 5552258.