Hail in Connecticut

Events

691

Deaths

0

Injuries

1

Damage

$403,000

• Tornadoes and Hail in Connecticut, May 24, 19621 death · 50 injured · $5.0 million · F3 · 3 events
• Tornadoes and Hail in Connecticut, May 15, 20182 deaths · 3 injured · $494,000 · EF1 · 40 eventsAn approaching cold front triggered numerous severe thunderstorms over southern Connecticut. These storms produced 2 tornadoes in the Lower Hudson Valley, as well as microbursts and macroburts.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 8, 20081 death · 4 injured · $61,000 · 70 kt wind · 14 eventsNumerous severe thunderstorms developed as a weak upper level trough interacted with a hot and humid airmass across the region. Strong downburst winds were characteristic of many of the storms.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 30, 20191 death · $31,000 · 1 in hail · 12 eventsA strong upper level disturbance triggered severe thunderstorms across Southern Connecticut.
• Hail and Lightning Strike in Connecticut, May 10, 20001 death · 0.88 in hail · 4 eventsAs a line of severe thunderstorms moved north, it produced nickel-size hail in New London and penny-size hail in Middletown.These and other thunderstorms were accompanied by frequent and intense lightning strikes that resulted in significant power outages.
• Tornado and Hail in Connecticut, June 26, 2009$1.8 million · EF1 · 24 eventsA cold front moved across Southern New England providing lift for showers and thunderstorms to develop across the area. Strong instability across the state of Connecticut as well as deep layer shear resulted in many of these storms to become severe.
• Tornado and Flood in Connecticut, July 21, 2010$691,000 · EF1 · 12 eventsA warm front edging into the southern portions of Southern New England, followed by a cold front moving eastward across the area resulted in severe thunderstorms across much of the area.
• Tornado and Hail in Connecticut, June 18, 1962$25,000 · F2 · 4 events
• Tornadoes and Hail in Connecticut, May 15, 2018$349,000 · EF1 · 10 eventsSevere thunderstorms impacted portions of Litchfield County during the afternoon of May 15th. A supercell thunderstorm crossed northern portions of the county, resulting in hail up to two inches in diameter, two confirmed tornadoes, and straight-line wind damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 9, 20111 injured · $263,000 · 70 kt wind · 31 eventsA pre-frontal trough and an approaching cold front caused a bout of widespread severe weather across most of Southern Connecticut.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 21, 20101 injured · $215,000 · 1.75 in hail · 17 eventsA stationary front, coupled with an approaching upper level trough caused severe thunderstorms, including isolated supercells, across Southern Connecticut. One supercell was responsible for a microburst in Middlesex County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, May 25, 1994$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 eventsA severe thunderstorm moved through Fairfield County in southwest Connecticut, producing damaging winds. The wind damage was discontinuous and caused by very strong downburst winds. The most severe damage was in New Canaan.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 1, 20111 injured · $117,000 · 1 in hail · 22 eventsA passing cold front and mid level shortwave combined to produce severe thunderstorms across Southwest Connecticut, with several reports of large hail and wind damage.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 20, 1995$200,000 · 2.75 in hail · 18 eventsA severe thunderstorm produced large hail, gusty winds, and lightning strikes, which caused property damage. At Vernon, the hail began falling small and increased to baseball-size.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 5, 2010$234,000 · 52 kt wind · 10 eventsA wave of low pressure moving along a stationary front in place across Southern New England produced showers and thunderstorms across much of the region.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 22, 20243 injured · $56,000 · 1.75 in hail · 15 eventsThunderstorms fired up along a slow moving frontal boundary in an environment with 2000+ J/kg of SBCAPE and weak shear. Some storms became strong to severe and produced damaging wind gusts and large hail over southern CT.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, May 15, 2018$165,000 · 2.5 in hail · 14 eventsA cold front over the Great Lakes moved through Southern New England during the late afternoon and early night of May 15th. The air mass over Connecticut was very warm and humid, and as the cold front moved into this air it generated numerous thunderstorms.
• Flood and Hail in Connecticut, June 22, 2012$145,000 · 1 in hail · 15 eventsA cold front moved through a hot and humid southern New England producing showers and thunderstorms. Many of these storms became severe, resulting in damaging winds, large hail, and some flash flooding.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Connecticut, May 29, 1995$60,000 · F1 · 9 eventsA tornado touched down in South Britain and moved in an easterly direction into Southbury. National Weather Service investigation yielded a video tape of the tornado and eyewitness accounts of a rotating funnel.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 27, 2014$155,000 · 1 in hail · 12 eventsAn upper level disturbance moving out of the Great Lakes initiated showers and thunderstorms over New York and New England. Enough instability was present in the region for some of these storms to become severe, producing strong to damaging winds and at least one funnel cloud.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 7, 2008$103,000 · 1 in hail · 18 eventsA strong upper level disturbance, coupled with a passing trough of low pressure at the surface, produced several severe thunderstorms across Southwestern Connecticut, including a microburst near Stratford in Fairfield County.
• Tornado and Hail in Connecticut, October 2, 2018$58,000 · EF1 · 5 eventsAn approaching cold front triggered severe thunderstorms across southwestern Connecticut, including one tornado in Fairfield County.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, May 24, 2009$108,000 · 1.25 in hail · 14 eventsA cold front moved across Southern New England, triggering showers and thunderstorms. Warm, moist air and a strong low level jet aided in the development of these storms and several storms became severe, producing hail up to two inches in diameter.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 26, 2011$134,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 eventsA strong cold front moved across Southern New England, providing enough lift for showers and thunderstorms to develop. A large area of instability ahead of the front was enough for these storms to become severe, producing large hail and damaging winds.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, June 2, 2000$140,000 · 1 in hail · 4 eventsA powerful cold front moved across Litchfield County late on Friday June 2. The air mass was very unstable ahead of the front. A very strong jet stream aloft moved ahead of it.

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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.