Tropical Storm — Hartford, Connecticut

2020-08-04 · Hartford, Connecticut

Event narrative

Between 238 PM EDT and 630 PM EDT, there was widespread damage from fallen trees and power lines. At 351 PM EDT, a wind gust to 56 mph was recorded at the Bradley International Airport (KBDL) in Windsor Locks. At 455 PM EDT, a wind gust to 52 mph (45 kt) was measured at Hartford-Brainard Airport (KHFD). In West Hartford, trees and power lines were reported down in West Hartford, Newington, Enfield, and Burlington. Utility poles were downed in South Windsor. Trees were reported to have fallen onto houses in New Britain, Marlborough, Wethersfield (house crushed on Olney Street), East Windsor (heavy damage to a home on Pleasant Street), Bristol, and Rocky Hill. A tree was down onto a condo complex in South Windsor. In Wethersfield, the roof of an apartment complex was lifted off (on Maple Street). In New Britain, part of the roof was blown off a building in the New Brite Plaza. In Burlington, wires fell onto an occupied car, but there were no injuries. In a separate event, a tree fell onto a vehicle on Route 4 in Burlington, but the woman inside was not injured. There were widespread power outages. Municipal damage claims were approximately $6.9 million and uninsured home/small business claims were near $2.0 million. That does not count individual homeowners' insurance deductibles, etc.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Isaias moved from coastal Virginia eastern New York state, near the Connecticut/Massachusetts border on Tuesday, August 4. As the storm reached the New York City area, southerly winds were maximizing across southern New England, causing widespread wind damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 914965. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.