High Wind — Southern Middlesex, Connecticut

2024-01-10 · Southern Middlesex, Connecticut

Event narrative

Broadcast media reported a tree down on wires at the intersection of Airline Road and Cow Hill Road in Clinton, CT at 110 AM Local Standard Time .

Wider weather episode

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_id 1154649. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.