This page lists the date and location of all the tornadoes that have occurred in Connecticut during the years 1950 to 1995. If you are interested in reading about the "worst" tornadoes that have struck Connecticut(and all other states), see this page on our site. If you want to find out about specific tornadoes that have occurred since 1995, check out the NCDC Storm Events page.
Connecticut Tornadoes 1950-1995
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F H L M N T W
all times are Eastern Standard Time
date event hour dead inj. F County
# scale #
Fairfield County Tornadoes
JLY 14, 1950 002 0730 0 3 F2 001
AUG 15, 1958 001 1250 0 0 F1 001
AUG 09, 1968 001 1930 0 0 F1 001
JLY 19, 1971 001 1455 0 0 F2 001
SEP 18, 1973 007 1045 0 0 F1 001
JUN 29, 1990 001 1945 0 7 F0 001
JLY 05, 1992 001 1650 0 0 F0 001
AUG 04, 1992 003 0615 0 0 F1 001
Hartford County Tornadoes
AUG 21, 1951 002 1715 0 9 F2 003
MAY 10, 1954 002 1255 0 0 F2 003
OCT 24, 1955 002 1735 0 0 F1 003
JUN 19, 1957 001 1500 0 0 F1 003
MAY 30, 1959 002 1530 0 0 F1 003
MAY 24, 1962 001 1700 0 5 F3 003
OCT 03, 1970 001 1700 0 1 F1 003
JUN 28, 1973 002 1345 0 1 F1 003
AUG 31, 1973 004 1730 0 0 F2 003
SEP 06, 1973 005 1000 0 0 F2 003
OCT 03, 1979 001 1400 3 500 F4 003
JLY 05, 1984 001 1657 0 0 F2 003
AUG 04, 1992 004 1505 0 0 F0 003
JUN 29, 1994 001 1416 0 0 F0 003
Litchfield County Tornadoes
AUG 21, 1951 002 1715 0 9 F2 005
AUG 21, 1958 002 2015 0 0 F1 005
MAY 12, 1959 001 1645 0 0 F2 005
JUN 18, 1962 002 1545 0 0 F2 005
AUG 11, 1966 001 1700 0 0 F1 005
AUG 20, 1968 003 1845 0 0 F1 005
AUG 07, 1972 002 2235 0 0 F1 005
AUG 09, 1972 003 1200 0 0 F1 005
JUN 12, 1973 001 1735 0 0 F2 005
JUN 29, 1973 003 0940 0 0 F1 005
JLY 03, 1974 002 1915 0 0 F1 005
JUN 19, 1975 001 1845 0 0 F1 005
JLY 20, 1975 002 1700 0 0 F1 005
JUN 30, 1976 001 1930 0 0 F2 005
JLY 10, 1989 001 1540 0 4 F2 005
JLY 10, 1989 002 1615 0 20 F2 005
Middlesex County Tornadoes
JLY 12, 1950 001 1700 0 0 F2 007
AUG 21, 1951 003 1730 0 8 F3 007
JLY 19, 1963 001 1720 0 0 F1 007
JLY 21, 1972 001 1825 0 0 F1 007
JUN 27, 1974 001 1415 0 0 F1 007
AUG 01, 1983 001 1730 0 0 F0 007
New Haven County Tornadoes
OCT 24, 1955 001 1730 0 0 F2 009
AUG 29, 1959 003 0700 0 0 F1 009
MAY 24, 1962 001 1630 1 45 F3 009
JLY 29, 1971 002 1855 0 2 F3 009
SEP 18, 1973 006 1015 0 0 F2 009
JLY 28, 1982 001 1710 0 0 F1 009
JLY 10, 1989 002 1617 0 50 F2 009
JLY 10, 1989 003 1645 0 40 F4 009
MAY 29, 1995 001 1823 0 0 F1 009
JLY 23, 1995 002 1830 0 0 F0 009
Tolland County Tornadoes
AUG 20, 1951 001 1630 0 0 F2 013
MAY 10, 1954 001 0930 0 2 F3 013
AUG 08, 1956 001 1630 0 0 F0 013
SEP 07, 1958 003 1610 0 2 F2 013
APR 26, 1961 001 1115 0 0 F1 013
AUG 19, 1965 001 1705 0 0 F2 013
AUG 17, 1968 002 1800 0 0 F1 013
SEP 18, 1973 008 1208 0 0 F1 013
Windham County Tornadoes
SEP 07, 1958 003 1610 0 2 F2 015
JUN 24, 1985 001 1245 0 0 F1 015
AUG 26, 1985 002 1345 0 0 F1 015
JLY 14, 1992 002 1730 0 0 F1 015
JLY 10, 1993 001 1440 0 0 F0 015
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