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Following a storm survey on Monday, the tornado was given a rating of EF2 with an estimated peak wind of 120 mph. The tornado was on the ground for 9.12 miles and reached a maximum width of 565 yards.
The weather also caused some flight disruptions at New York City-area airports. As of 11 p.m., LaGuardia had the most cancellations with 342, in addition to 227 delays.
The governor of Connecticut declared a state of emergency after historic flooding left two dead and prompted hundreds of evacuations over the weekend, he said in a Monday news conference.
A small outbuilding was also knocked over and at least one power pole was snapped. After crossing US 84 at EF0 strength, the tornado caused some additional tree damage. One final area of EF1 damage occurred along Ed Tolar Road, where a home suffered minor roof damage before the tornado dissipated as it reached CR 95 northwest of Gordon. [74] [75]
A map of towns which reported damage. Not all of these damage areas were definitely tornadic, and some tornadoes hit more than one town. [4] [5] Between 1953 and 2004, there was an average of one tornado per year within the Connecticut. [6]
The tornado mainly caused damage to corn and bean crops. [24] EF2 Windsor: Essex: ON — 23:15–? 7.9 mi (12.7 km) 200 m (220 yd) This high-end EF2 tornado caused major damage to factories and industrial buildings along the E.C. Row Expressway. This included a metal frame warehouse structure that was flattened.
July 27, 2014: An EF0 tornado caused minor damage in Wolcott, mostly at and near the high school. [98] August 10, 2016: An EF0 tornado caused minor damage in the Montowese section of North Haven. [99] May 15, 2018: Four tornadoes, three EF1 and one unrated, snapped and uprooted numerous trees in Litchfield and New Haven County.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Three tornadoes that hit Rhode Island and southeast Connecticut this weekend were the first since at least 1950 to strike the area in November, the National Weather ...