Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- July 20, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Colebrook
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.980, -73.100
Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 20, 1998
A cold front moving east from New York State produced widely scattered severe thunderstorms across Litchfield County. The storms produced winds strong enough to down trees and power lines.
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
- $8,000
- 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 ALY wrote it up.
A cold front moving east from New York State produced widely scattered severe thunderstorms across Litchfield County. The storms produced winds strong enough to down trees and power lines. Torrential rain also accompanied these storms.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:01 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- July 20, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Falls Vlg
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -73.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- July 20, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Barkhamsted
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.930, -72.920
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 20 to 23, 1998
- Heat in Maryland, July 20 to 23, 1998
- Heat in Arkansas, July 20 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 20, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, July 20, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 20, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 20, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, July 20 to 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 20, 1998
- Heat in Delaware, July 20 to 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, July 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: 5657753, 5657754, 5657755.