High Wind, Tolland
- When
- October 27, 6:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tolland forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
High Wind in Connecticut, October 27, 2003
High winds brought down trees, large limbs, and wires in Hartford and Tolland Counties. There were many reports of damage from greater Hartford to Bolton and Andover.
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
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
High winds brought down trees, large limbs, and wires in Hartford and Tolland Counties. There were many reports of damage from greater Hartford to Bolton and Andover. Wind gusts were estimated to be as high as 60 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Hartford
- When
- October 27, 6:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in New Jersey, October 27, 2003
- Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, October 27, 2003
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, October 27, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 27 to 28, 2003
- Flooding in New Hampshire, October 27 to 30, 2003
- High Wind in Montana, October 27, 2003
- Damaging Winds in New York, October 27, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, October 27, 2003
- High Wind in Maine, October 27 to 28, 2003
- Flooding in New York, October 27 to 28, 2003
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, October 27, 2003
- Flood in Pennsylvania, October 27, 2003
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, October 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5371000, 5372387.