Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- September 27, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Guilford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -72.680
Damaging Winds in Connecticut, September 27, 1998
As severe thunderstorms moved southeast, they produced high winds that downed trees in Guilford and Norwich.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 that downed trees in Guilford and Norwich.
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:17 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, New London
- When
- September 27, 7:35 PM EST
- Where
- New London County, Norwich
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.520, -72.070
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hurricane in Mississippi, September 27 to 28, 1998
- Hurricane in Louisiana, September 27 to 28, 1998
- High Wind in Mississippi, September 27 to 29, 1998
- Hail in New York, September 27, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, September 27, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 27, 1998
- Damaging Winds in New York, September 27, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, September 27, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, September 27, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 27, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, September 27, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, September 27, 1998
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, September 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: 5668695, 5668765.