Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- June 29, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Danbury
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.380, -73.470
Damaging Wind in Connecticut, June 29, 1999
As a severe thunderstorm moved northeast across Northern Fairfield County, it produced high winds and heavy rain that downed trees and power lines in Danbury. More than 600 residents in Danbury lost power during the thunderstorm.
Where it happened
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- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 northeast across Northern Fairfield County, it produced high winds and heavy rain that downed trees and power lines in Danbury. More than 600 residents in Danbury lost power during the thunderstorm.
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:01 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 29, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Georgia, June 29, 1999
- High Wind in Ohio, June 29, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 29, 1999
- Wildfire in California, June 29, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 29, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, June 29 to 30, 1999
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Georgia, June 29 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 29, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 29, 1999
- Tornadoes in Colorado, June 29, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 29 to 30, 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: 5701003.