High Wind — Southern New Haven, Connecticut

2020-04-13 · Southern New Haven, Connecticut

Event narrative

At 1225 pm, social media reported wires down that closed Route 80 in both direction at Sunset Road in the town of North Brandford. In North Haven, a large tree was knocked down onto power lines on Route 22 at Old Clintonville Road according to a trained spotter. This occurred at 330 pm. Law enforcement reported a downed tree and wires, which closed Route 100 between Grannis Street and Laurel Street in the town of East Haven. This occurred around 457 pm. A 57 mph wind gust was measured at Lighthouse Point at 326 pm. A 53 mph wind gust was measured at the mesonet site in Milford around 136 pm.

Wider weather episode

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 877966. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.