Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- August 5, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, East Hampton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.580, -72.500
Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 5, 1999
As another severe thunderstorm moved east across Northern New London County, it produced hail that accumulated up to 2 inches deep at Baltic.
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
- 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.
As a severe thunderstorm moved east-southeast across Northeast Middlesex and Northwest New London Counties, it produced high winds that downed trees onto wires.As another severe thunderstorm moved east across Northern New London County, it produced hail that accumulated up to 2 inches deep at Baltic.
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:20 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, New London
- When
- August 5, 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- New London County, Colchester
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.570, -72.330
Hail, New London
- When
- August 5, 4:20 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- New London County, Norwich to Baltic
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- 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.
- 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
- Tornado in Colorado, August 5, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 5, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 5, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, August 5, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Connecticut, August 5, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Wyoming, August 5, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Washington, August 5, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 5, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 5, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 5, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 5, 1999
- Waterspouts in Pennsylvania, August 5 to 21, 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: 5717761, 5717762, 5717763.