Northwest Hills Planning Region tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Aug 21, 1951).

30tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

0killed · 14 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)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Aug 21, 1951	F2	43.9 mi	100 yd	9
Aug 11, 1966	F2	10.7 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 10, 1989	F2	10 mi	73 yd	4
Jun 30, 1976	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 10, 1954	F2	0.8 mi	17 yd	0
May 12, 1959	F2	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 23, 2001	F2	0.5 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 18, 1962	F2	0.1 mi	67 yd	0
Aug 7, 1972	F1	9.3 mi	150 yd	0
Jul 3, 1974	F1	5.1 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 19, 1975	F1	5.1 mi	10 yd	0
Aug 2, 2020	EF1	1.7 mi	100 yd	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 21, 2024	EF0	2 mi	250 yd
Jul 28, 2022	EF0	5 mi	300 yd
Apr 21, 2021	EF0	1 mi	30 yd
Aug 27, 2020	EF0	0.5 mi	75 yd
Aug 2, 2020	EF0	0.3 mi	30 yd
Aug 2, 2020	EF1	1.7 mi	100 yd
Aug 2, 2020	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd
May 15, 2018	EF1	0.7 mi	175 yd
May 15, 2018	unrated	0.4 mi	100 yd
Jul 21, 2010	EF1	0.2 mi	100 yd
Jul 21, 2010	EF1	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jun 5, 2002	F1	0.1 mi	50 yd

Nearby counties

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT24 Dutchess County, NY16 Capitol Planning Region, CT32 Columbia County, NY13 Berkshire County, MA18 Hampden County, MA20 Putnam County, NY6 Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut had?

30 tornadoes touched Northwest Hills 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Aug 21, 1951, with a 43.9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Northwest Hills Planning Region?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 30). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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