High Wind, Hartford
- When
- December 12, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind and Strong Wind in Connecticut, December 12, 2000
A strong cold front brought damaging wind gusts to Hartford County, especially in the higher elevations where gusts of nearly 60 mph were reported. Trees and wires were reported down in Farmington and Plainville.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 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 BOX wrote it up.
A strong cold front brought damaging wind gusts to Hartford County, especially in the higher elevations where gusts of nearly 60 mph were reported. Trees and wires were reported down in Farmington and Plainville. Gusts of 45 to 55 mph were common in Tolland and Windham Counties, where there were scattered reports of downed tree limbs and wires. One large tree was downed in Willington.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 strong wind, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Tolland
- When
- December 12, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tolland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Strong Wind, Windham
- When
- December 12, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Windham forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.827, -71.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, December 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New Jersey, December 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
- Cold in South Carolina, December 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
- High Wind in New York, December 12, 2000
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, December 2000
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: 5167710, 5167711, 5167712.