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Litchfield County, Connecticut
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
38
Tornado reports
164
Hail reports
138
Floods since 1996
976
All events
3
Deaths
$59.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Litchfield County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 38 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
A police vehicle was swept away by the swollen Weekeepeemee River at Jack's Bridge, resulting in the death of the Police Sergeant occupying the vehicle.
Broadcast Media reported that downed power lines resulted in a man exiting a vehicle to be electrocuted. The man died as a result of the injuries.
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A tree was downed on West Church Hill Road in the Town of Washington.
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A large tree and limbs were downed near Main Street in the Town of Watertown.
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Trees were downed on wires on Route 262 and Echo Lake Road in the Town of Watertown with all lanes closed.
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A couple of trees and wires were downed in West Cornwall including on Lower River Road and on River Road just north of the center of town.
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A tree was downed on wires on West Morris Road near Bantam.
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A tree was downed on wires on Old Turnpike Road near Bantam.
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A local 911 Call Center reported a tree down blocking Torringford West Street.
A tree fell onto a car injuring an occupant.
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A tree and wires were downed. The tree was on fire.
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A photo was received of a tree town and a power line on fire at the Intersection of Route 112 and Route 7 south of Falls Village.
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Trees and wires were downed over a roadway causing it to be closed.
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Trees were downed on a building as well as on the roadway and on wires along Route 202, south and near the town of New Preston. Several trees were also uprooted and downed near Schofield Hill Road.
Hail Hail
Hail was estimated to be at least 1 inch in diameter near Bantam.
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Trees were downed along Route 222, Hill Road, in the Town of Harwinton.
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An amateur radio operator reported wires down causing a brush fire on Cornwall Bridge Road in Sharon, Connecticut.
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Numerous downed trees and wires were reported across New Milford including along U.S. Route 202.
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A large tree was reported down in the Town of Roxbury.
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Trees were reported down along Flanders Road near Bethlehem Village.
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Wires were pulled off a house on Old Town Farm Road in the Town of Woodbury.
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Trees and wires were downed near the intersection of Green Hill Road and Nonnewaug Road in the Town of Bethlehem.
A tree was downed on a car near Long Pond Road and Valley Road in the Town of Sharon. A person was reported trapped and injured (direct).
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A tree was downed near Echo Lake Road and Porter Street in the Town of Watertown.
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Multiple trees and wires were downed along Route 7 in the Town of Kent.
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A social media report was received of multiple downed trees, including one that damaged an outhouse, near the White Memorial Conservation Center in the Town of Litchfield.
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A tree was snapped and downed on Reservoir Road near the Town of New Hartford.
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A social media report was received of trees down in New Preston.
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Trees and wires were downed and laying across Route 7 between Bulls Bridge Road and CT Route 341 near the Town of Kent.
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A tree was downed on wires near the intersection of Cowles Road and Quanopaug Trail in the Town of Woodbury.
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A local 911 call center operator reported a tree down near Allen Street and East Washington Road.
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A local 911 call center operator reported a tree down near a residential yard on Main Street in Terryville.
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A local 911 call center operator reported a tree down across both lanes of East Plymouth Road and Matthews Street.
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A local 911 call center operator reported a tree down in a residential yard on Bemis Street in Terryville.
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A 911 call center operator reported a tree down near the Kent Rd and Warren Hill Rd intersection.
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A member of the public reported multiple downed trees blocking South Main Street, US 7, just south of Kent.
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A member of the public reported trees down on Route 4, Sharon Turnpike, just west of Goshen.
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A local amateur radio operator reported wires down at the corner of Amherst Street and Oliver Street.
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An amateur radio operator reported trees down on Route 202 at East Cotton Hill Road.
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A member of the public reported trees down on Route 44, New Hartford Road.
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A member of the public reported trees down at CT Route 181 and Goose Green Road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flooding was observed on Good Hill Road between Railtree Road and Transylvania Road with numerous cars stranded.
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Local law enforcement reported numerous roads being impassible due to being inundated with water in the town of Woodbury.
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The department of highways reported the closure of Route 6 at Woodbury Place due to a washout of the road from flooding.
Flood Flood
An overwhelmed storm drain resulted in water flowing over Painter Hill Road in the Town of Roxbury.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 0 |
| 2024 | 33 | 1 |
| 2023 | 48 | 1 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1 |
| 2021 | 55 | 1 |
| 2020 | 39 | 5 |
| 2019 | 21 | 0 |
| 2018 | 32 | 2 |
| 2017 | 30 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | 22 | 0 |
| 2013 | 32 | 0 |
| 2012 | 39 | 0 |
| 2011 | 52 | 1 |
| 2010 | 46 | 4 |
| 2009 | 48 | 0 |
| 2008 | 38 | 0 |
| 2007 | 23 | 0 |
| 2006 | 21 | 0 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004 | 17 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 35 | 2 |
| 2001 | 17 | 3 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 1 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 2 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 4 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 | 2 |
| 1974 | 4 | 1 |
| 1973 | 8 | 2 |
| 1972 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 3 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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