Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- August 18, 2:00 PM EST to 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Brook Field to Newtown
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.480, -73.420
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Connecticut, August 18, 1998
High winds downed trees and power lines from Brookfield to Newtown in Northern Fairfield County. High winds downed many trees and power lines from Oxford to Derby including Seymour and Ansonia across Western New Haven County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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 OKX wrote it up.
As severe thunderstorms moved southeast, they produced high winds, heavy rain, and hail.High winds downed trees and power lines from Brookfield to Newtown in Northern Fairfield County. High winds downed many trees and power lines from Oxford to Derby including Seymour and Ansonia across Western New Haven County. Hail was also observed in Derby.Lightning struck a senior citizen housing complex at Parkside Manor on 192 Pool Road in North Haven. It ignited a fire that caused extensive damage to the building. The fire gutted the attic and cockloft areas and burned through a firewall. Twelve senior citizens had to evacuate the building.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- August 18, 2:17 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Oxford to Derby
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.430, -73.120
Lightning, New Haven
- When
- August 18, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, North Haven
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -72.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 18, 1998
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 18 to 30, 1998
- Flood in Texas, August 18 to 19, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, August 18, 1998
- Flood in Texas, August 18 to 19, 1998
- Lightning Strike in North Dakota, August 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 18, 1998
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, August 18 to 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 18, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 18, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, August 18, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, August 18, 1998
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, August 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: 5661360, 5661361, 5661362.