Connecticut, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Connecticut, June 2, 2000

June 2, 2000 · NWS BOX · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Connecticut in advance of a strong cold front. The storms moved through late in the afternoon and early evening.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 across northern Connecticut in advance of a strong cold front. The storms moved through late in the afternoon and early evening. In Hartford County, a spotter in Granby reported nickel to quarter size hail, and observed a funnel cloud near State Route 20. The hail accumulated two inches deep. In Ellington, in Tolland County, thunderstorm winds downed two large trees, and torrential rainfall caused flash flooding of a small stream in the vicinity of Pinney Road. The northeast corner of Windham County, including Woodstock and Thompson, saw substantial wind damage from the storms. In addition to numerous tree limbs and wires down, one large pine tree fell on a car, while a portion of another tree fell onto a house.

The radar

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:48 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hartford

When
June 2, 4:50 PM EST
Where
Hartford County, Granby
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.950, -72.783

Funnel Cloud, Hartford

When
June 2, 4:50 PM EST
Where
Hartford County, Granby
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Windham

When
June 2, 5:17 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where
Windham County, Woodstock
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.950, -71.983

Hail, Hartford

When
June 2, 5:25 PM EST
Where
Hartford County, Avon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.800, -72.833

Thunderstorm Wind, Tolland

When
June 2, 5:30 PM EST
Where
Tolland County, Ellington
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.900, -72.467

Flash Flood, Tolland

When
June 2, 5:40 PM EST to 6:40 PM EST
Where
Tolland County, Ellington
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5152716, 5152717, 5152718, 5152719, 5152720, 5152721.