Capitol Planning Region tornado history

32 tornadoes touched Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Oct 3, 1979). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 565 people.

32tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 565 injured

43.9 milongest path · 1951

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F113

(E)F28

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: August.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 3, 1979	F4	11.3 mi	1,400 yd	500	3
May 24, 1962	F3	11.6 mi	120 yd	50	1
May 10, 1954	F3	0.3 mi	33 yd	2	0
Aug 21, 1951	F2	43.9 mi	100 yd	9	0
Aug 19, 1965	F2	6.6 mi	120 yd	0	0
Sep 6, 1973	F2	3.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 5, 1984	F2	3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 7, 1958	F2	1.3 mi	100 yd	2	0
Aug 20, 1951	F2	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 31, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 18, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	117 yd	0	0
Jul 10, 2013	EF1	10.9 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Sep 9, 2021	EF0	0.8 mi	75 yd
Jul 18, 2021	EF0	1.9 mi	75 yd
Sep 4, 2019	EF1	3.2 mi	50 yd
Oct 2, 2018	EF0	0.4 mi	30 yd
Jul 10, 2013	EF1	10.9 mi	100 yd
Jul 1, 2013	EF1	2.1 mi	200 yd
Jul 1, 2013	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd
Jun 26, 2009	EF1	1.7 mi	40 yd
May 28, 2007	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Aug 16, 2000	F1	1.5 mi	40 yd
Jun 29, 1994	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd
Aug 4, 1992	F0	1.2 mi	10 yd

Deadliest: Oct 3, 1979, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Hampden County, MA20 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT9 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT10 Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT30 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT24 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT1 Hampshire County, MA10 South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT7

Questions

How many tornadoes has Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut had?

32 tornadoes touched Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Capitol Planning Region?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Oct 3, 1979, with a 11.3-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Capitol Planning Region?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (8 of 32). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).