Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- September 20, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Redding to Stratford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.300, -73.380
Damaging Winds in Connecticut, September 20, 1997
In Milford, high winds downed wires in the Robert Treat Drive area. In Cheshire, a spotter reported a wind gust to 58 mph.
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
- 3
- 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.
A line of scattered thunderstorms produced high winds that downed trees and power lines.In Redding, high winds blew over a ticket booth at the Bunnell/Barlow High School Soccer game and injured three people, who were taken to Danbury Hospital by ambulance.In Milford, high winds downed wires in the Robert Treat Drive area. In Cheshire, a spotter reported a wind gust to 58 mph.
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:02 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- September 20, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Milford to Cheshire
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -73.050
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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- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in New Mexico, September 20 to 21, 1997
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- Hail in Colorado, September 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, September 20, 1997
- Dense Fog in Wyoming, September 20, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, September 20 to 23, 1997
- Hail in New Mexico, September 20, 1997
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, September 20, 1997
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: 5613980, 5613981.