Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- July 7, 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Brookfield
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.480, -73.420
Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 7, 1997
Scattered severe thunderstorms moved east across the local area. Lightning struck the radio tower at Monroe Town Hall in Fairfield County.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
Scattered severe thunderstorms moved east across the local area. They produced high winds that downed trees and power lines in Brookfield.Lightning struck the radio tower at Monroe Town Hall in Fairfield County. It disabled the Police Department's Communications Center and damaged at least three computers in town offices.
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:31 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- July 7, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Ansonia
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.330, -73.080
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
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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: 5610300, 5610301.