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23 August 1916. Torrington, CT. [1] 15 July 1995. Danbury, CT. Lowest Temperature. −32 °F (−36 °C) 16 February 1943. Norfolk, CT “The Ice Box of CT”.
September 27, 1985 – Hurricane Gloria crosses Long Island and Connecticut as a Category 1 hurricane, making it the first hurricane of significant strength to hit southern New England since 1960. Widespread wind damage was reported in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and parts of Massachusetts, and later across coastal New Hampshire and Maine.
Although Connecticut tornadoes are typically weak, isolated events can be violent. Three tornadoes of F4 intensity have affected the state in its history, as well as at least 27 tornadoes of F2 intensity or greater. Outbreaks of three or more tornadoes in a single day occurred in 1786, 1787, 1878, 1973, 1989, 1998, 2001, 2018, 2020, and 2021.
Deaths. 87. Property damage. $200 million in 1955 US dollars. The Flood of 1955 was one of the worst floods in Connecticut's history. Two back-to-back hurricanes saturated the land and several river valleys in the state, causing severe flooding in August 1955. The rivers most affected were the Mad River and Still River in Winsted, the Naugatuck ...
180,000 at peak of storm. Areas affected. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island. The Southern New England ice storm of 1973 was a winter storm that caused considerable damage to trees and power lines in parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. It also affected New York State.
In Connecticut, the Stamford Historical Society site has a photograph of the 1947 snowfall at the end of its discussion of the blizzard of 1888 for comparison. [5] In the book entitled, Disaster!, by Ben Kartman and Leonard Brown, the introduction to an article by Stephen Turkel describes the 1947 storm and its disastrous effects in detail.
Minimum temperature map of the United States from 1871–1888 Maximum temperature map of the United States from 1871–1888. The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited U.S. territories during the past two centuries, in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. [1]
At least 100 people were evacuated by search and rescue teams in Connecticut due to severe flooding, ... The weather also caused some flight disruptions at New York City-area airports. As of 11 p ...