High Wind — Southern Litchfield, Connecticut

2022-12-23 · Southern Litchfield, Connecticut

Event narrative

Trees were reported down throughout the county with numerous power outages.

Wider weather episode

Two separate frontal systems merged to form a powerful winter storm over the Great Lakes from December 22 to December 24 bringing multiple hazards to the region including heavy rain, strong winds and a very cold air mass in its wake. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.50 inches were common across the county. No flooding was reported from this event across Litchfield County.

The main impact across Litchfield County was from high winds leading to downed trees and power outages. More than 17,000 customers were without power at some point during the storm.

The arrival of a cold air mass led to wind chill values falling to between 15 and 20 degrees below zero across northern portions of Litchfield County.

Key impacts: tree damage, power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1071081. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.