High Wind in Southern Fairfield, Connecticut

High Wind January 9, 2024 – January 10, 2024 · Southern Fairfield, Connecticut

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple high wind gusts were recorded at mesonet sites, including 59 mph at 1145 PM Local Standard Time in Fairfield, CT and 60 mph at 1026 PM Local Standard Time in Stamford at an elevation of 131 feet.

The wider storm

A strong area of low pressure moved northeast from the Mid-Atlantic Region to southern New England during the night of January 9, 2024 into the early morning hours of January 10, 2024. Its center passed just north of the region during this period. The pressure gradient tightened as the center of the storm approached, producing high winds over Southern Connecticut during this period.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1154645. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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