Thunderstorm Wind — New London, Connecticut

2024-08-15 · near North Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Event narrative

Tree and power lines down.

Wider weather episode

The area was situated on the western edge of an upper level low as it spun over the Canadian Maritimes. An embedded shortwave rotated around the low and helped spark thunderstorms in a very unstable environment. One of these storms became severe and produced damaging wind gusts and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213578. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.