Hail, Hartford
- When
- May 6, 2:08 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, Farmington
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.720, -72.830
Hail in Connecticut, May 6, 1997
There were several reports of large hail and numerous reports of pea size hail during thunderstorm activity in northern Connecticut. Dime size hail was reported by a spotter in the Unionville section of Farmington.
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
- 3
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.
There were several reports of large hail and numerous reports of pea size hail during thunderstorm activity in northern Connecticut. Dime size hail was reported by a spotter in the Unionville section of Farmington. Nickel size hail fell in West Hartford as reported by a spotter there. Amateur radio reports indicated that dime size hail also fell in New Britain. There were no reports of damage.
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:06 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hartford
- When
- May 6, 2:19 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, West Hartford
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.750, -72.730
Hail, Hartford
- When
- May 6, 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, New Britain
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.670, -72.780
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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: 5608356, 5608357, 5608358.