Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- May 18, 5:00 PM EST to 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Danbury
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.383, -73.467
Damaging Winds in Connecticut, May 18, 2000
Peak wind gusts were measured at 70 mph at The Connecticut Weather Center in Danbury. Spotters reported downed trees, tree limbs, and wires in Bethel, Waterbury, Stratford and Hamden.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 line containing severe thunderstorms swept southeast across the region, it produced damaging wind gusts, "mainly" small hail (less than 3/4-inch in diameter), heavy rain and lightning.Peak wind gusts were measured at 70 mph at The Connecticut Weather Center in Danbury. Spotters reported downed trees, tree limbs, and wires in Bethel, Waterbury, Stratford and Hamden. Hail around 0.5 inches in diameter was reported in Naugatuck. Hail was also reported in Danbury.
The radar
The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:00 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- May 18, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Waterbury
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.550, -73.033
Thunderstorm Wind, New Haven
- When
- May 18, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Hamden
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.383, -72.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- May 18, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Stratford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.200, -73.150
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, May 18 to 19, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in New York, May 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 18, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 18, 2000
- Rip Current in California, May 18, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Iowa, May 18, 2000
- Wildfire in Alaska, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Wisconsin, May 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, May 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, May 18 to 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 18, 2000
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, May 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: 5139180, 5139181, 5139182, 5139183.