Naugatuck Valley Planning Region tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 24, 1962). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 131 people.

24tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
1killed · 131 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)F05
(E)F112
(E)F25
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 24, 1962F311.6 mi120 yd501
Jul 29, 1971F30.1 mi200 yd20
Aug 21, 1951F243.9 mi100 yd90
Jul 10, 1989F25 mi100 yd700
Jul 5, 1984F23 mi200 yd00
Jun 12, 1973F21.5 mi23 yd00
Oct 24, 1955F20.5 mi200 yd00
May 15, 2018EF17.4 mi600 yd00
Jul 3, 1974F15.1 mi40 yd00
May 15, 2018EF13.7 mi400 yd00
Jul 28, 1982F12.5 mi150 yd00
Aug 9, 1972F12 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Nov 13, 2021EF03.6 mi100 yd00
Aug 27, 2020EF00.1 mi20 yd00
May 15, 2018EF13.7 mi400 yd00
May 15, 2018EF17.4 mi600 yd00
Jul 27, 2014EF00.7 mi100 yd00
Jun 9, 2011EF1—30 yd00
Jul 21, 2010EF10.4 mi50 yd00
Jul 21, 2010EF10.6 mi50 yd00
Jul 21, 2010EF11.7 mi25 yd00
Jul 31, 2009EF10.9 mi100 yd00
May 31, 2002F00.2 mi10 yd00
Jul 3, 1996F10.5 mi100 yd00

Deadliest: May 24, 1962, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT7Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT4Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT30Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT17Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT9Capitol Planning Region, CT32Putnam County, NY6Dutchess County, NY16

Questions

How many tornadoes has Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut had?

24 tornadoes touched Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 24, 1962, with an 11.6-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (12 of 24). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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