Thunderstorm Wind — Fairfield, Connecticut

2024-08-03 · near Monroe, Fairfield, Connecticut

Event narrative

Trees, wires and utility poles down on Main Street. Trees down on Old Oak Street. Large tree blocking Lantern Hill Road.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough slowly approached the area as a stalled frontal boundary sat just to our west. With an environment with about 1500 J/kg of MLCAPE and 30 kt of Effective Bulk Shear, thunderstorms that developed were able to become severe and produce damaging wind gusts and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213485. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.