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Strong Wind in Hartford, Connecticut

Strong Wind March 22, 2017 · Hartford, Connecticut

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

Death

Injury

$7K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 751 AM EST a trained spotter estimated a wind gust to 50 mph. At 806 AM EST, a tree and wires fell on a school bus on Country Club Road in Avon. The school bus driver was killed. At 957 AM EST a tree, wires, and pole were down at the intersection of Circle and Pond Roads in Farmington.

The wider storm

Low pressure crossing Canada drew a cold front across New England the night of March 21. Brief snow squalls and strong gusty northwest winds followed on March 22.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 690389. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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