Thunderstorm Wind in Litchfield County, Connecticut

Thunderstorm Wind July 8, 2025 · Litchfield County, Connecticut

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A social media report was received of multiple downed trees, including one that damaged an outhouse, near the White Memorial Conservation Center in the Town of Litchfield.

The wider storm

A period of hot and humid weather occurred across northwestern Connecticut on July 7-8, 2025 with heat index values (feels like temperatures) reaching 95 to 102 degrees each afternoon. An approaching cold front on July 8, which brought relief from the heat, resulted in a thunderstorm becoming severe downing some trees and wires.

Began near Bantam (41.7282, -73.2164).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1283295. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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