Strong Wind — Middlesex, Connecticut

1996-09-28 · near Clinton Beach, Middlesex, Connecticut

Wider weather episode

Southwest gale force winds developed over Long Island Sound by afternoon in response to a strong slow retreating high pressure system offshore and an approaching cold front.A man drowned at sea after his 31-foot wood cabin cruiser broke up in rough seas in Long Island Sound near Clinton Harbor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5584185. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.