High Wind in Northern Fairfield, Connecticut

High Wind April 13, 2020 · Northern Fairfield, Connecticut

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

$200K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 12 pm, social media reported a tree down on to cars in Trumbull. Around 140 pm, the fire department reported trees and wires down on Route 57 and Georgetown Road in the town of Georgetown. In the town of Newtown, social media reported trees snapped behind a shed at 3 pm. Around 309 pm, more reports through social media came in for a downed tree on wires. This closed Route 34 between Chestnut Road and lower Chestnut Road in Sandy Hook. In the town of Redding, law enforcement reported Route 107 closed at Beeholme Road due to a downed tree onto wires. This occurred at 345 pm.

The wider storm

Deep low pressure passed to the west of the area resulting in high winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 877958. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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