Drought, Northern Litchfield
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Litchfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Connecticut, October 1 to 31, 2020
Lingering drought conditions from an abnormally dry summer continued into the month of October for eastern portions of Litchfield county. At the middle of the month, the eastern third of Litchfield county was in D2 to D3 drought conditions.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 ALY wrote it up.
Lingering drought conditions from an abnormally dry summer continued into the month of October for eastern portions of Litchfield county. At the middle of the month, the eastern third of Litchfield county was in D2 to D3 drought conditions. But thanks to near normal precipitation throughout the the month, these conditions improved to now only include the far eastern tip of the county in D2 status. The US Department of Agriculture declared Litchfield County a primary natural disaster area as a result of the drought.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Southern Litchfield
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Litchfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 924747, 924748.