Hail, New London
- When
- June 20, 1:40 PM EST
- Where
- New London County, Voluntown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.570, -71.870
Hail in Connecticut, June 20, 1998
Severe thunderstorms moved slowly east over the area. They produced large hail, torrential rain that caused localized flooding, and frequent lightning.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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.
Severe thunderstorms moved slowly east over the area. They produced large hail, torrential rain that caused localized flooding, and frequent lightning.
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:37 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, New London
- When
- June 20, 1:44 PM EST
- Where
- New London County, Franklin
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.600, -72.150
Hail, New Haven
- When
- June 20, 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Cheshire
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -72.900
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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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in New Jersey, June 20, 1998
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 20, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Iowa, June 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 20, 1998
- Flash Flood in Missouri, June 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 20, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, June 20, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Massachusetts, June 20, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 20, 1998
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: 5658749, 5658750, 5658751.