Hail, Windham
- When
- May 1, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Windham County, North Windham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.750, -72.150
Hail in Connecticut, May 1, 1997
Thunderstorms moved in from the southwest during the early evening and one particular thunderstorm cell produced the first significant convective weather event of the season. Dime size hail was reported by the local fire station personnel in North Windham and in Woodstock, near the Thompson line, as reported by the Connecticut State Police.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 BOX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms moved in from the southwest during the early evening and one particular thunderstorm cell produced the first significant convective weather event of the season. Dime size hail was reported by the local fire station personnel in North Windham and in Woodstock, near the Thompson line, as reported by the Connecticut State Police. There were no reports of damage.
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Windham
- When
- May 1, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Windham County, Woodstock
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -71.980
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, May 1 to 29, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, May 1, 1997
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1997
- Flooding in Idaho, May 1 to 31, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Ohio, May 1 to 31, 1997
- Flooding in Montana, May 1 to 31, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 1, 1997
- Flooding in Louisiana, May 1 to 9, 1997
- Flooding in Texas, May 1 to 9, 1997
- High Wind in Ohio, May 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, May 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, May 1997
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: 5608354, 5608355.