Thunderstorm Wind in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Thunderstorm Wind May 3, 2025 · Fairfield County, Connecticut

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree limbs and powerlines down near Ridgefield CT.

The wider storm

Strong to severe discrete thunderstorms were initiated along a slow moving frontal boundary in an area with about 1000 J/kg of SBCAPE. They were able to become somewhat organized given the 40 kt of effective bulk shear that was available due to a belt of southwesterly flow aloft. The storms produced damaging wind gusts.

Began near Ridgefield (41.2700, -73.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1247738. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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