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New London County, Connecticut
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1963 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
4
Tornado reports
62
Hail reports
116
Floods since 1996
356
All events
4
Deaths
$7.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in New London County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 4 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.
Multiple trees were reported down along Pequot Avenue (just south of New London), including one tree falling onto a car, killing one person and injuring another. There was also minor damage to windows to one building.
A tree fell on a car along Flanders Road, near U. S. Route 1. The driver, and sole occupant of the vehicle, was killed.
A resident of 22 Oak St. in Lyme suffered from a heart attack and drowned after trying to move structures in his pond because of high water. He was pronounced dead at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital at 1610 EST.
Ten people were taken to the hospital after lightning struck the restroom they were in, between holes 4 and 13, at Lake of Isles Golf Course in North Stonington.
In Stonington and N. Stonington, numerous roads were closed and reports of numerous houses with serious basement flooding, up to 3 ft. high, was received. The intersection of Montauk Ave. and Mistuxet Ave. just outside of Mystic was also closed due to flooding. Several basement o…
Major flooding occurred on the Quinnebaug River at Jewett City. The river crested at 23.26 ft. at 0630 EST on March 31, 2010 and remained above flood stage until the morning of April 1. As a result, roads were damaged by flood waters including, South Main St. A retaining wall was…
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Tree down on car on Route 12 in Gales Ferry CT.
Lightning Lightning
Lightning struck an attached garage causing a structure fire.
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Tree limbs down causing a power outage reported by Eversource.
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Tree and wires down on CT 87 near Franklin.
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Tree branch down on wires on Champion Road with the road impassable.
Lightning Lightning
House struck by lightning on Sherwood Lane in Norwich.
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Trees and wires down in Essex, Lyme, and Old Lyme.
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Tree down on Baltic Road. Road closed.
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Tree and power lines down.
Hail Hail
Public reported ping pong sized hail.
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Tree down on house on Dalewood drive in Norwich CT. Multiple trees and wires down across Norwich CT.
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Montville PD reports downed trees on East Lake Road and Fire Street.
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Tree down, six inches in diameter, on Al Harvey Road near the intersection of Route 201.
Four people injured by a lightning strike at a Voluntown campsite.
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Trees down near the intersection of Scotland Road and Lawler Lane.
Hail Hail
Public reports 1 inch hail along interstate 395 near Taylor Hill Road.
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Trees and wires down on Pauline Place.
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Trees and wires down on Hell Hollow Road South of Stone Hill Reservoir.
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Multiple trees and wires down on Bishop Crossing Road.
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Trees and wires down on Roode Road. Road impassable.
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Large tree and wires down near Edmond Road.
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Tree and wires down.
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The Yantic River remained in Major Flood Stage with a reported partial dam break in Fitchville as a result of heavy rain and snow melt.
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Tree limbs down on wires causing power outages in Ledyard Center CT.
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Tree limbs down on wires causing power outages in Gales Ferry CT.
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Bank Street impassible at the intersection of Shaw Street due to flooding.
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Pequot Ave closed due to flooding.
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Several roads are closed due to flooding including Main Street at Pennsylvania, Blackpoint and Atlantic St.
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Several roads are closed in urban areas of New London including Broad St, Bank St, Garfield Ave, and Shaw St. Spotter reports 2 inches of rain in 2 hours.
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Three cars submerged near Bank Street and Broad Street due to flooding.
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Route 138 is closed in both directions between Route 169 and Ross Road due to flooding in the Town of Lisbon.
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Road closed due to flooding at intersection of Bank Street and Blinman Street.
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Road closed due to flooding at the intersection of Broad Street and Ledyard Street.
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Trees down on Route 207 near Spafford Drive and Levita Road.
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Law Enforcement reports 12 downed trees near Tyler Drive.
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Multiple small trees down.
Hail Hail
Trained Spotter reported quarter size hail on Dudley Street in Norwichtown CT.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
At approximately 4:54 PM EST on Saturday, November 13th, 2021 a tornado touched down on Robinson Street in the Pawcatuck neighborhood of Stonington, Connecticut. Several hardwood trees were uprooted or snapped about half way up the trunk. A gutter was ripped off of one home while…
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Large tree branches snapped and twisted on Lebanon ave.
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Tree down on Rowland road, Flat Rock Hill road and Miles Creek road.
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Several trees snapped on property and powerlines down on Stonington road.
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Multiple large tree branches down on road.
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Multiple trees down in town. Large sticks/branches got blown up to 150 feet away from nearest tree.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 18 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 | 32 | 0 |
| 2009 | 20 | 0 |
| 2008 | 17 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 1 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
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