Frost/Freeze — Southern Litchfield, Connecticut

2023-05-15 · Southern Litchfield, Connecticut

Event narrative

Note: Damage estimates will be determined in the Fall of 2023 based on actual crop harvest.

Wider weather episode

An anomalously strong cold snap for mid May standards possibly resulted in some crop damage as temperatures overnight Monday morning of May 15th dropped into the 30s across northwestern Connecticut. The coldest locales saw overnight low temperatures fall into the low to mid 30s. These temperatures were conducive for frost formation across parts of Litchfield County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1099101. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.