Strong Wind in Middlesex County, Connecticut

Strong Wind September 28, 1996 · Middlesex County, Connecticut

Death

The wider storm

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 5584185. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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