Strong Wind, Southern Middlesex
- When
- April 23, 3:57 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Middlesex forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Connecticut, April 23, 1998
A low pressure system that moved east of the area produced strong gusty winds and rain. Wind gusts from 40 to 50 mph and rain downed a large tree limb that fell on a moving car.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 low pressure system that moved east of the area produced strong gusty winds and rain. Wind gusts from 40 to 50 mph and rain downed a large tree limb that fell on a moving car. The driver was killed and the passenger was injured as the car accelerated out-of-control.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wind, Southern Middlesex | 1998-04-23 | 64 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Arizona, April 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Idaho, April 23, 1998
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 23 to 24, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, April 23, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, April 23, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Idaho, April 23, 1998
- Flood and High Wind in Oregon, April 23 to 30, 1998
- Hail in Washington, April 23, 1998
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, April 23, 1998
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, April 23, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Oregon, April 23, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, April 23, 1998
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, April 1998
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: 5636622.