Hail, Fairfield
- When
- July 9, 5:38 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Danbury
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.380, -73.470
Tornado and Hail in Connecticut, July 9, 1996
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:40 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- July 9, 5:45 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Bethel to Redding
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.370, -73.420
Tornado, Fairfield
- When
- July 9, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Monroe
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.4 mi
- Path width
- 67 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.330, -73.220
The NWS confirmed that a small F1 tornado touched down in Northwest Monroe.The tornado originated near Bridal Path Trail and Quarter Horse Drive in Northwest Monroe and moved northeast across Hattertown Road. Damage was confined mostly to trees along the path. The determination was made primarily based on rotational tree damage patterns and eyewitness accounts. Elsewhere in the Monroe area, straight line wind damage occurred. West winds estimated at 75 to 100 MPH knocked down numerous large trees, some of which fell on power lines and houses. Several of the large trees were weeping willows with shallow root systems. All trees were observed pointing east. Some areas affected included parts of Lovers Lane, Far Horizon Drive, Moss Road, Cross Hill Road and Elm Street.
Hail, Middlesex
- When
- July 9, 6:12 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Chester
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -72.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- July 9, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Stratford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.200, -73.150
Hail, Fairfield
- When
- July 9, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Trumbull
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.250, -73.220
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- July 9, 6:20 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Bethany
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.420, -73.000
Hail, Middlesex
- When
- July 9, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Chester
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -72.450
Hail, New London
- When
- July 9, 7:17 PM EST
- Where
- New London County, Lyme
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.300, -72.320
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 9, 1996
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- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 9, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 9, 1996
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, July 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in Utah, July 9, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 9, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 9, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 9, 1996
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, July 9, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 9, 1996
More
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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: 5583760, 5583761, 5583762, 5583763, 5583764, 5583765, 5583903, 5583904, 5583905.