Thunderstorm Wind, Middlesex
- When
- June 11, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Cromwell
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.600, -72.650
Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 11, 2000
As a cold front swept south toward the area, lines of severe thunderstorms developed. Severe thunderstorms produced high winds that downed trees and power lines in Cromwell, Danbury, Cheshire, and Norwich.
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
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 cold front swept south toward the area, lines of severe thunderstorms developed. Severe thunderstorms produced high winds that downed trees and power lines in Cromwell, Danbury, Cheshire, and Norwich. A spotter at Ledyard Center observed hail about the size of a nickel (0.88 inches). A peak wind gust of 52 knots or 60 mph was measured at Bridgeport Sikorsky Airport. A spotter from Guilford also reported numerous trees and power lines downed.These thunderstorms also produced torrential rain across Central New Haven County, Southern Middlesex, and Central and Southern New London Counties. Some flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas occurred. State police stated that a man was struck and injured by lightning in Bethany on Amity Road around 4 pm.
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:42 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, New Haven
- When
- June 11, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Bethany
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -72.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- June 11, 3:05 PM EST to 3:14 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Danbury
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.383, -73.467
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- June 11, 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Cheshire
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -72.900
Thunderstorm Wind, New London
- When
- June 11, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- New London County, Norwich
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.517, -72.067
Hail, New London
- When
- June 11, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- New London County, Ledyard Center
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.433, -72.017
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- June 11, 3:30 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Bridgeport
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.183, -73.217
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- June 11, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Guilford
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.283, -72.683
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.
- 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
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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: 5164629, 5164636, 5164630, 5164631, 5164632, 5164633, 5164634, 5164635.