Thunderstorm Wind in Litchfield County, Connecticut

Thunderstorm Wind August 13, 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

An amateur radio operator reported wires down causing a brush fire on Cornwall Bridge Road in Sharon, Connecticut.

The wider storm

Hot and humid conditions ahead of an upper level disturbance and surface boundary generated enough instability to drive the development of scattered thunderstorms across northwest Connecticut on the afternoon of August 13, 2025. One storm in particular reached severe magnitude, inflicting wind damage to wires near Sharon which ended up causing a brush fire on Cornwall Bridge Road.

Began near Ellsworth (41.8428, -73.4383).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1290019. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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