Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- July 6, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, New Milford
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 41.570, -73.420
Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 6, 1999
A cold front moved from the Great Lakes eastward across New York State and then into Northwest Connecticut late on July 6. This front produced powerful thunderstorms across Litchfield county.
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
- $10,000
- 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 ALY wrote it up.
A cold front moved from the Great Lakes eastward across New York State and then into Northwest Connecticut late on July 6. This front produced powerful thunderstorms across Litchfield county. Wind gusts from the storms brought down trees in New Milford, Litchfield and Bethlehem.
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:59 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- July 6, 9:06 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Litchfield
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.750, -73.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield
- When
- July 6, 9:08 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Bethlehem
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.630, -73.200
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
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, July 6, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, July 6, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, July 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 6, 1999
- Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, July 6, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Georgia, July 6, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, July 6 to 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 6, 1999
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, July 6 to 7, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 6, 1999
- Wildfire in California, July 6, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 6, 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: 5707099, 5707100, 5707101.