Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- June 30, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Bridge Water
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.530, -73.370
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 30, 1998
A cold front triggered several severe thunderstorms across Litchfield County. The thunderstorms blew down trees in several places across the 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
- $29,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 triggered several severe thunderstorms across Litchfield County. The thunderstorms blew down trees in several places across the county. At Washington, a downburst blew down several large trees. Torrential rains produced flash flooding at Woodbury and Roxbury.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- June 30, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Washington
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.620, -73.320
Flash Flood, Litchfield
- When
- June 30, 7:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, South Portion
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- June 30, 7:01 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Woodbury
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.530, -73.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- June 30, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Waterbury Arpt
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- AIRPLANE PILOT
- Coordinates
- 41.630, -73.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- June 30, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Salisbury
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.980, -73.420
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 30, 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: 5653954, 5653958, 5653959, 5653955, 5653956, 5653957.