Connecticut, 2001

Damaging Wind in Connecticut, July 10, 2001

July 10, 2001 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 10, 2:05 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 2:05 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
305 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001

WORKZONES AVAILABLE.

.DISC...ONCE AGAIN IN SVR MODE...MORE WIDESPREAD THAN
YESTERDAY...AND PROBABLY JUST GETTING GOING. HAVE TWO WATCH
BOXES...ONE FOR THE NORTHERN ZONES...AND ONE JUST ISSUED FOR MOST OF
THE CWA. SCATTERED STORMS GETTING GOING EAST OF LAKE GEORGE...MOHAWK
VALLEY AND THE CD. COLD FRONT STILL TO OUR WEST...WITH AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY JUST PASSING THROUGH KALB. ANTICIPATE AN EARLIER...RATHER
THAN LATER SHOW...AS THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO TRANSLATE QUICKLY
TO THE SOUTHEAST OF US THIS EVENING. LF QUAD OF H2.5 JETLET
APPROACHING REGION...ALONG WITH THE COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE GOOD
DIVERGENCE AND GOOD UVM. CAPES ARE RANGING BETWEEN 1000-1500 J/KG.

ONCE THE COLD FRONT BLOWS THROUGH...OUR WEATHER WILL SLOWLY SETTLE
DOWN. HOWEVER...SHORT WAVE RACING SEWD THROUGH THE LONDON PLAIN OF
ONTARIO MAY REFIRE SOME SHOWERS LATER THIS EVENING...SO WILL AT
LEAST INCLUDE A SMALL POP FOR THE NIGHTIME HOURS FOR ALL ZONES.
ATMOS SHOULD BE STABLE ENOUGH FOR JUST SHOWERS. (GO BELOW THE LKLY
THRESHOLD OF THE MAV).

THEN...YET ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY COOL JULY AIR MASS WILL SINK
SOUTHWARD FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS OF CANADA...GETTING AIDED BY THE
CHILLY WATERS OF HUDSON/S BAY. WILL COME IN TWO PIECE MEAL SHOTS.
THE FIRST WILL BE USHERED IN TONIGHT. THE SECOND...WILL COME WITH
ANOTHER COLD FRONT...FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE CWA LATE TOMORROW.
MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE ENOUGH CAPE (500-1000 J/KG) TO WARRANT A
CHANCE OF THUNDER...ALBEIT SMALL BY WED AFTERNOON. WITH WET BULB
READINGS IN THE 6 KFT...THESE COULD CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...BUT WILL
NOT MENTION NOW.

THE CORE OF THE COOL AIR MOVES IN FOR THU. COLD POOL AT H5 STAYS
JUST TO OUR N...BUT LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES PLENTY STEEP ENOUGH FOR
LOTS OF INSTABILITY CLOUDS AS WELL AS SCATTERED SHOWERS. WILL
HOWEVER...CONFINE SHOWERS TO MOUNTAIN AREAS FOR NOW...ON THUR. H8
TEMPS 4-6C...ABOUT AS COOL AS IT GETS FOR MID JULY.

.EXTENDED...SLOW MODERATION EXPECTED. EASTERN TROUGH DROPS
SOUTH...HEIGHTS RISE A LITTLE OVER OUR PARTS. LARGE SURFACE HIGH
BUILDS FROM CANADA...TO HOPEFULLY BRING A DRY AND PLEASANT WEEKEND
WITH TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO MORE NORMAL LEVELS.

.ALY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 700 PM EDT NYZ033-042-033
       SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 800 PM EDT NYZ041-047>054-
       058>061-NYZ063>066
       SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 800 PM EDT VTZ013-014
       SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 800 PM EDT MAZ001
       SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 800 PM EDT CTZ001

HWJIV

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 10, 2:13 PM EST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
313 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0257 PM    EAST GREENBUSH            NY   .88 INCH HAIL
07/10/01   RENSSELAER                     NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0257 PM    EAST GREENBUSH            NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/01   RENSSELAER                     TREES AND WIRES DOWN

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KOLECI
Local storm report, Jul 10, 2:36 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
336 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0257 PM    EAST GREENBUSH            NY   .88 INCH HAIL
07/10/01   RENSSELAER                     NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0257 PM    EAST GREENBUSH            NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/01   RENSSELAER                     TREES AND WIRES DOWN

0335 PM    PITTSFIELD                MA   .75 INCH HAIL
07/10/01   BERKSHIRE                      PENNY SIZE HAIL

NNNN
KOLECI
Local storm report, Jul 10, 2:46 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
346 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0257 PM    EAST GREENBUSH            NY   .88 INCH HAIL
07/10/01   RENSSELAER                     NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0257 PM    EAST GREENBUSH            NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/01   RENSSELAER                     TREES AND WIRES DOWN

0335 PM    PITTSFIELD                MA   .75 INCH HAIL
07/10/01   BERKSHIRE                      PENNY SIZE HAIL

0335 PM    PITTSFIELD                MA   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/01   BERKSHIRE         p             TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

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KOLECI
Local storm report, Jul 10, 3:12 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
412 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0243 PM    HAMPTON                   NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/01   WASHINGTON                     TREES AND WIRES DOWN

0257 PM    EAST GREENBUSH            NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/01   RENSSELAER                     TREES AND WIRES DOWN

0257 PM    EAST GREENBUSH            NY   .88 INCH HAIL
07/10/01   RENSSELAER                     NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0335 PM    PITTSFIELD                MA   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/01   BERKSHIRE                      TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

0335 PM    PITTSFIELD                MA   .75 INCH HAIL
07/10/01   BERKSHIRE                      PENNY SIZE HAIL

0340 PM    PITTSFIELD                MA   .75 INCH HAIL
07/10/01   BERKSHIRE                      DIME SIZE HAIL

NNNN
Local storm report, Jul 10, 3:56 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
456 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0243 PM    HAMPTON                   NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/01   WASHINGTON                     TREES AND WIRES DOWN

0257 PM    EAST GREENBUSH            NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/01   RENSSELAER                     TREES AND WIRES DOWN

0257 PM    EAST GREENBUSH            NY   .88 INCH HAIL
07/10/01   RENSSELAER                     NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0335 PM    PITTSFIELD                MA   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/01   BERKSHIRE                      TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

0335 PM    PITTSFIELD                MA   .75 INCH HAIL
07/10/01   BERKSHIRE                      PENNY SIZE HAIL

0340 PM    PITTSFIELD                MA   .75 INCH HAIL          R
07/10/01   BERKSHIRE                      DIME SIZE HAIL

0415 PM    GREENFIELD PARK           NY   WIND DAMAGE
07/10/01   ULSTER                         TREES DOWN

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Thunderstorm Wind, Litchfield

When
July 10, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Litchfield County, New Milford
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.567, -73.417

A strong cold front triggered scattered showers and thunderstorms across Litchfield County during the afternoon of July 10. One of the storms became severe. Thunderstorm winds knocked large tree limbs down in the town of New Milford.

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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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: 5257839.