Thunderstorm Wind in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Thunderstorm Wind June 23, 2011 · Fairfield County, Connecticut

30 mph

Estimated gust (26 kt)

Death

Injuries

$8K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A combination of strong winds and heavy rainfall caused a tree to fall down on car at the intersection of Merritt Parkway and County Route 104, killing one person, and injuring two others.

The wider storm

A passing upper level disturbance interacted with a nearby stationary front to produce an isolated strong thunderstorm, whose strong winds and heavy rainfall combined to bring a tree down on a car in Fairfield County, killing the occupant.

Began near Hunting Ridge (41.1029, -73.5658).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 337937. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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