Thunderstorm Wind in Middlesex County, Connecticut

Thunderstorm Wind January 1, 2025 · Middlesex County, Connecticut

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet site in Old Saybrook measured a 51 knot wind gust.

The wider storm

A negatively tilted upper level trough approached aloft while an associated surface low's triple point passed just north of the area. Severe thunderstorms formed along the cold front and produced damaging wind gusts the night of New Year's Eve into the early morning of New Year's Day.

Began near Knollwood (41.2652, -72.3815).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1222658. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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