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Tolland 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.
15
Tornado reports
61
Hail reports
22
Floods since 1996
517
All events
3
Deaths
$32.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Tolland County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 15 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.
In Coventry, numerous roads were blocked by downed trees. In Mansfield, a 90 year old woman was killed when a tree fell on her and two of her family members on West Highland Road. They were walking to a neighbor's house who still had electricity after they lost power. The other t…
Six to ten inches of snow fell across Tolland County. Heavy, wet snow fell on foliated trees, breaking branches and downing trees and wires, resulting in widespread power outages that lasted for up to 10 days. Over 250 trees and 106 utility poles were downed in Somers. In additio…
Between 228 PM EDT and approximately 530 PM EDT, numerous trees and wires were downed. Reports of downed trees and wires were received from the towns of Tolland, Andover, Willington, Vernon, Columbia, and Hebron. In Hebron, a tree and wires were down on a car, but there were no i…
Trees were downed in Tolland (Robin Circle), Rockville, and Bolton (Route 534, Birch Mountain Road), several falling onto houses.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Vernon, a tree and power lines were down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Willington, a tree was down.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Generally 8 to 12 inches of snow fell. Some of the highest reports included 16 inches in Vernon and 15.5 inches in Tolland.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Generally 14 to 19 inches of snow fell with the heaviest being 19.1 inches in Columbia and 10 inches in Tolland.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed on a car near Pinney Rd in Somers.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed and a powerlines was snapped near Ward St in Vernon.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree downed on wires on Pleasant Valley Rd at Mansfield Ave in Mansfield.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
There were downed powerlines on Browns Rd in Mansfield with a tree downed on Browns Rd as well which was blocking one lane of travel.
In Ellington, on Jobs Hill Rd a person was struck by lightning with arm numbness reported.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Generally 1 to 6 inches of snow fell with localized higher amounts including 8.5 inches in Tolland and 8.2 inches in Staffordville. There was one report of wires down with a road blocked on Rolling Meadow Dr.
Hail Hail
In Stafford Springs, 1 inch hail fell.
Lightning Lightning
In Stafford, lightning struck a house and damaged the chimney.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Mansfield Center, trees and wires were down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Hebron, a tree was down on wires.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Columbia, trees and wires were down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Hebron, many trees were snapped and one was uprooted on East St. Further west at least 8 more trees were snapped in the woods.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Stafford Springs, trees were downed blocking Rt 32 at Center St.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Tolland, several trees and large limbs were down in town on South River Rd and Merrow Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Stafford, half of a large tree fell onto a house on South Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Staffordville large limbs were downed along with a broken power pole.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Union, multiple trees were down along Rt 190.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Generally 7 to 13 inches of snow fell in Tolland County. Some notable accumulations included 13 inches in Vernon, 12.5 inches in Tolland, and 12 inches in Columbia.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Generally 7 to 9 inches of rain fell. Some accumulations included 8.5 inches in Columbia, 8.4 inches in Staffordville, and 8 inches in Tolland.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Andover, a tree and wires were down on Shoddy Mill Rd.
Hail Hail
In Storrs 1 inch hail was reported at the University of Connecticut.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Vernon, a tree was down on a house on Brookside Ln and a tree was down on a vehicle on High St.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
In Storrs, there was a video of a funnel cloud.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Columbia, a 2 inch diameter tree limb snapped from the top of a tree.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Columbia, a tree was down on Old Willimantic Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Columbia, a tree was down on wires on Erdoni Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Columbia, a tree and wires were down on Rt. 87 and on Lake Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Tolland, trees were down on wires on an unspecified street. Report relayed by amateur radio.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Stafford Springs, 6 to 10 inches of flood waters were observed at the intersection of Furnace Ave and River Rd.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
In Stafford Springs, a tree was down on wires and a phone pole was down apparently due to saturated ground due to flooding.
Hail Hail
In Stafford, CT near the Monson, MA border, quarter size hail was reported, per amateur radio.
Hail Hail
The public reported 0.75 inch diameter hail in South Coventry.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall generally ranged from 5.0 to 7.5 inches in Tolland County. Some specific totals included: 7.5 inches in Rockville; 7.0 inches in both Coventry and Storrs; 6.8 inches in Columbia; 6.4 inches in Hebron; 6.0 inches in Andover, Bolton, and Staffordville; and 5.4 inches in Ve…
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
In Andover, a 24 hour total of 5.06 inches of rain was reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Rockville, a tree and wires were down on the corner of Spring Street and West Main Street. Time estimated by radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Tolland, a tree was down on wires on Goose Lane.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Coventry, a tree and wires were down on North School Road. Time estimated by radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
In Hebron, police reported a tree down on Route 85 (Church Street).
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
A video of a definite funnel cloud was received from near the Mansfield Hollow Dam. No damage was reported by the Mansfield Emergency Management officials and the broadcast media reported that dam officials reported no damage. Time estimated by radar.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 35 | 2 |
| 2020 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1 |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016 | 27 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 1 |
| 2012 | 32 | 0 |
| 2011 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 |
| 2009 | 18 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 1 |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 |
| 2005 | 19 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 1 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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