Thunderstorm Wind, Tolland
- When
- July 19, 12:35 PM EST
- Where
- Tolland County, Coventry
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.780, -72.300
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Connecticut, July 19, 1999
Severe thunderstorms moved through northern Connecticut for the second day in a row, producing wind gusts over 60 mph. Some of the hardest hit areas had just begun to recover from the previous day's storms, including Coventry where there were many trees and power lines downed from thunderstorm winds.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 moved through northern Connecticut for the second day in a row, producing wind gusts over 60 mph. Some of the hardest hit areas had just begun to recover from the previous day's storms, including Coventry where there were many trees and power lines downed from thunderstorm winds. Bradley International Airport, in Windsor Locks, reported a wind gust to 60 mph as the storms moved through. Just over 1,000 customers in Hartford, Tolland, and Windham Counties were without power at the height of the storms. Lightning struck a house in Planfield, causing some damage.
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:36 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Windham
- When
- July 19, 12:50 PM EST to 12:53 PM EST
- Where
- Windham County, Ashford to Windham
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.870, -72.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Tolland
- When
- July 19, 12:55 PM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tolland County, Storrs to Stafford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.800, -72.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Windham
- When
- July 19, 1:14 PM EST
- Where
- Windham County, Canterbury
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.700, -71.970
Lightning, Windham
- When
- July 19, 1:35 PM EST
- Where
- Windham County, Plainfield
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.827, -71.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Hartford
- When
- July 19, 3:39 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, Granby to Windsor Locks
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -72.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Windham
- When
- July 19, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Windham County, Woodstock
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -71.980
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Nebraska, July 19 to 30, 1999
- Heat in Illinois, July 19 to 31, 1999
- Flooding in Iowa, July 19 to 26, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 19, 1999
- Flooding in Iowa, July 19 to 22, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Nebraska, July 19 to 20, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 19, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 19, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 19, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 19, 1999
- Heat in Iowa, July 19 to 31, 1999
- Hail in Nebraska, July 19, 1999
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, July 1999
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: 5710770, 5710771, 5710772, 5710773, 5710774, 5710775, 5710776.