F1 Tornado — Fairfield, Connecticut

2006-07-12 · near North Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut

Wider weather episode

A tornado moved east to northeast into the Kensico Reservoir Region of extreme eastern Westchester County; across Routes 22 and 120 in the North Castle area.As the tornado entered extreme southwest Fairfield County at 4:01 pm EDT, F1 damage was observed in North Greenwich along Cutler and Bedford Roads, where thousands of large trees were uprooted and snapped off. F0 damage was observed along Riversville Road as the tornado moved east. The tornado apparently lifted as it crossed John Street. A brief touch down may have occurred just north of the Merritt Parkway. The maximum path width across this region was about 100 yards.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5526085. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.