Thunderstorm Wind, Hartford
- When
- August 5, 2:25 PM EST to 2:36 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, Farmington to Burlington
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.720, -72.830
Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 5, 1999
Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in northern Connecticut. In Hartford County, the storms produced quarter size hail in Unionville, and downed trees and large branches in Farmington, Unionville, Hartford, and Burlington.
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
- 4
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 BOX wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in northern Connecticut. In Hartford County, the storms produced quarter size hail in Unionville, and downed trees and large branches in Farmington, Unionville, Hartford, and Burlington. As the storms moved across Windham County, they produced hail as large as ping pong balls in Pomfret, and hail the size of quarters in Killingly. Thunderstorm winds also downed trees in Pomfret.
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:30 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hartford
- When
- August 5, 2:28 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, Unionville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.750, -72.880
Hail, Windham
- When
- August 5, 2:45 PM EST to 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Windham County, Pomfret to Killingly Center
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.900, -71.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Windham
- When
- August 5, 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Windham County, Pomfret to Packerville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.900, -71.970
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Washington, August 5, 1999
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 5, 1999
- Waterspouts in Pennsylvania, August 5 to 21, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 5, 1999
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: 5713412, 5713413, 5713414, 5713415.