High Wind — Southern Middlesex, Connecticut

2024-04-03 · Southern Middlesex, Connecticut

Event narrative

Broadcast media reported a large tree down on a car on South Obtuse Road in Brookfield, CT at 315 PM Local Standard Time.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure slowly approached from the Mid-Atlantic coast and passed just south and east of Long Island, NY. A tight pressure gradient around the low pressure center helped produce high winds over southern Connecticut on April 3, 2024.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1189205. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.