EF1 Tornado — Windham, Connecticut

2023-08-18 · near Scotland, Windham, Connecticut

Event narrative

A tornado caused damage in the town of Scotland, located in

Windham County, CT. The tornado touched down on Bass Road and continued along Route 14 (Huntington Road) and crossed Pinch Street before it eventually

lifted near Brook Road. While there wasn't much in the way of structural damage observed, other than gutter damage to two homes, there was significant tree

damage. It was estimated that well over one hundred trees were

either downed or sheared off at their tops.

Wider weather episode

A high amplitude, negatively tilted trough moving across the Great Lakes and into New England along with cold and warm front provided strong forcing which resulted in flooding, wind damage, and 5 tornadoes. In the warm sector dewpoints surged into the mid 70s with PWATs near 2 inches which led to torrential downpours. Tornadoes occurred in Scotland, Ct, Scituate, RI, North Attleboro, MA, Stoughton, MA, and Weymouth, MA. The tornadoes ranged in intensity from EF-0 to EF-2.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1120132. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.