Power Outage in Bridgeport, CT

Downed street light and power cables from a fallen branch on Barret Avenue with road closure at Turner Road and Barrett Avenue.

A 21 year old man was killed when a large tree limb and power lines fell onto his car in the northbound lanes of Park Avenue between Wilson Street and Merritt Street.

Tree down on main power line causing power outages on Route 123 and New Canaan Avenue.

Multiple trees fell knocking down power lines and transformer.

Tree down on power lines at the intersection of Carter Street and Buttery Road.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down in Brookfield.

The National Weather Service in New York, NY confirmed an EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 80 mph in the towns of Greenwich and Stamford in Fairfield County Connecticut. The tornado touched down in the town of Greenwich on North Street just north of the Merritt Parkway. It continued east-northeast into the town of Stamford and lifted on Janes Lane approximately a half mile west of Scofieldtown Road.||Extensive tree damage was observed along the tornado path starting on Taconic Road and continuing onto Skyridge Road. The most significant tree damage was observed just south of the intersection of Stag Lane and Stanwich Road, where numerous large trees and power lines were downed. Tree damage continued on Carrington Drive and at the Mead House Farm. It reached its maximum width of 150 yards along River Bank Rd. immediately east of Newman Mills Park. The only structural damage was also reported at this point with the door to a barn being blown off. |The tornado started to weaken as it moved into the town of Stamford just south of Web Hills Road and Lynam Road. Trees were last noted down at the far western end of Janes Lane.|||No fatalities or injuries were reported.

The National Weather Service in New York, NY confirmed an EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 80 mph in the towns of Greenwich and Stamford in Fairfield County Connecticut. The tornado touched down in the town of Greenwich on North Street just north of the Merritt Parkway. It continued east-northeast into the town of Stamford and lifted on Janes Lane approximately a half mile west of Scofieldtown Road.||Extensive tree damage was observed along the tornado path starting on Taconic Road and continuing onto Skyridge Road. The most significant tree damage was observed just south of the intersection of Stag Lane and Stanwich Road, where numerous large trees and power lines were downed. Tree damage continued on Carrington Drive and at the Mead House Farm. It reached its maximum width of 150 yards along River Bank Rd. immediately east of Newman Mills Park. The only structural damage was also reported at this point with the door to a barn being blown off. |The tornado started to weaken as it moved into the town of Stamford just south of Web Hills Road and Lynam Road. Trees were last noted down at the far western end of Janes Lane.|||No fatalities or injuries were reported.

Road closure due to many trees and power lines down along Drum Hill Road.

A tree was reported down and power pole snapped on High Ridge Road.

A tree was reported down on power lines on Cognewaugh Road.

Trees and power lines were downed on Scudder Road in Newtown.

A downed tree took down power lines at the corner of Weaver Street and Reynolds Place in Greenwich.

A severe thunderstorm produced high winds that downed trees and power lines in Fairfield County.

A Nor���Easter occurred during Sunday and Monday, April 15th and 16th. It brought heavy rain and high winds that caused widespread and significant river, stream, and urban flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. High winds downed many trees and power lines across Southeast Connecticut. The combination of high winds, heavy rain, and high water tables produced widespread moderate tidal flooding across portions of the Long Island Sound Shorelines through Thursday, April 19th. Significant river flooding lasted through Monday, April 23rd. |Storm Total Rainfall amounts ranged from 1.76 inches at New London Airport in Groton to 7.83 inches in New Canaan.|Fairfield County rainfall ranged from 3.49 inches at Bridgeport to 7.83 inches at New Canaan.|New Haven County rainfall ranged from 3.32 at Oxford Airport in Waterbury to 4.50 inches at Hamden.|Middlesex County rainfall at Middletown was 5.25 inches.|New London County rainfall at New London Airport was 1.76 inches.|Flooding from Rainfall:|The heaviest rain fell across southwest and southcentral Connecticut, where many small rivers, streams, and brooks rose over their banks within 12 hours of the heavy rainfall during Sunday, April 15th. |River Flood Observations include:|Long stem larger rivers, such as the Housatonic and the Connecticut Rivers rose over their banks the following day, on Monday, April 16th. The Yantic River rose above its' flood stage of 9.0 feet at 3:45 am on April 16th. It crested at 10.42 feet at 10:42 am, then fell below flood stage at 9:45 pm on April 16th.|Urban Flood Observations include:|Trained spotters reported sewage drains overflowing in Greenwich, street flooding in Trumbull, Old Greenwich, and Hamden; and flooding along I-95 in Fairfield and New Haven Counties.|High Wind Observations include:|The highest winds occurred across southeast Connecticut during Saturday night from April 15th to the 16th.|East winds increased during the day, Sunday as the low approached. Wind speeds gusted from 35 to 55 mph. As the low moved toward Long Island, another period of high winds occurred during Sunday night with peak wind speeds from 45 to 55 mph. The National Weather Service (NWS) Automated Surfacing Observing System (ASOS) measured a peak wind gust of 53 mph from the Southeast at Meriden Markham Airport in Meriden on April 16th. The NWS ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 52 mph from the Southeast at New London Airport on April 15th. Based on the receipt of many downed trees and power lines in New London County Sunday night, instantaneous peak wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were estimated.|Tidal Flooding:|Coastal flooding occurred along the Long Island Sound shores of Connecticut around the times of high tide starting Sunday evening, and lasting through Thursday, April 19th. The highest surges of 3 to 4 feet occurred across the Southeast shores of CT Sunday evening. Because of the new moon on April 17th, the highest water levels (and highest tidal departures) occurred during Tuesday, April 17th. Water slowly receded during the remainder of the week, when mainly minor tidal flooding occurred during Wednesday and Thursday.

Remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto brought heavy rain and gusty winds of 40 TO 57 MPH across Southwest Connecticut. This resulted in numerous trees and power lines down with tens of thousands of power outages reported. Specifics by county:COUNTY NAME RAINFALL WIND GUSTS DAMAGEFairfield 0.5" - 1" 40-57 MPH New Haven 0.5" - 1" 40-54 MPH Trees and power lines down

A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved east across Southern Connecticut. High winds downed trees and power lines.

A line of severe thunderstorms moved east across Southern Connecticut. High winds downed trees and power lines. News channel 8 reported trees downed on houses and cars in Orange and Derby.

Severe thunderstorms produced high winds that downed many trees and power lines.Trained spotters reported many downed trees from Lebanon southeast across Franklin and Norwich in Northern New London County. These downed trees temporarily closed a portion of Route 87 from Lebanon southeast to where Routes 87 and 32 intersect near Franklin.

Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds, hail, lightning, and heavy rain as they moved across the region. High winds downed many whole trees, large tree branches, and power lines.In Fairfield County, several trained spotters observed hail up to 1 inch in diameter in Darien and in Norwalk. A trained spotter's wind system measured a wind gust to 60 mph, 4 miles west of Stamford at 11:05 pm EDT.In New Haven County, wind damage occurred to trees and power lines in West Haven and Milford. Downed trees were blocking roads on Ocean and Annwan Avenues in West Haven. Torrential rain caused flash flooding along Merlin Avenue in Milford, where water rose over car hoods.In New London County, law enforcement reported trees and wires down in Voluntown.

Powerful thunderstorms moved across Fairfield County producing wind damage. The storms were also prolific lightning producers.

As a severe thunderstorm moved across Fairfield, law enforcement reported penny size hail at 7:45 pm EDT.As a severe thunderstorm moved southeast across Fairfield at around 20 mph, it produced damaging hail and wind. Hail sizes ranged from penny to nickel sizes. Law enforcement reported several downed tree branches and power outages.

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms developed just ahead of a cold front as it moved east through Connecticut during the late afternoon on Monday, October 27th. These thunderstorms produced severe winds as they moved through southwest Connecticut. There were several reports of damage including: trees and power lines down in New Fairfield and Danbury; a large tree limb across Totoket Road in North Branford; a large tree across Route 34 near Orange resulting in the closure of the eastbound lanes and several trees blocking secondary roads and roof damage to at least 4 houses from tree limbs near Route 80 east of East Haven.

On Monday, August 27th, a weak trough of low pressure approached southern Connecticut from the west. Ahead of this trough, very warm, moist air, combined with unstable atmospheric conditions, led to the development of strong to locally severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening hours. Thunderstorms produced strong winds gusts, which downed some tree limbs onto power lines, resulting in scattered power outages from Darien to Norwalk in Fairfield County.As the thunderstorms interacted with a sea breeze boundary along the Connecticut coast, they redeveloped and moved very slowly east. These thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall across the immediate coastal sections of southern Fairfield County, leading to localized flooding from Greenwich to Norwalk, particularly south of Interstate 95. This flooding led to some road closures during the heart of the evening commute.

On Monday, August 20th, a low pressure system located over the eastern Great Lakes moved east across northern New England. A cold front attached to this low moved east across southern Connecticut during the afternoon hours, preceded and accompanied by scattered strong to locally severe thunderstorms. Thunderstorms tracked east-northeast across Fairfield County between 2:30 and 3:30 PM EDT. The storms produced strong wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph, which tore down numerous trees and large tree limbs, many of which landed on power lines and produced power outages. One house sustained severe damage when a tree toppled onto it on Laurel Lane in Shelton. No one was injured. Funnel clouds were sighted by several trained storm spotters in Wilton, Norwalk, and Shelton.Hail, very heavy rain and frequent cloud to ground lightning also accompanied these storms. Heavy rainfall led to highly localized flooding of roadways and highways. In Middlesex County, flooding temporarily closed Route 9 northbound between exits 10 and 11 near Middletown. In addition, portions of Hartford Avenue were also closed due to flooding. In New London County, flooding was reported on Interstate 395 at exit 83 near Norwich. Flooding also was reported on Old Baltic Road in Franklin, with up to 2 feet of water reported on the road.

On Friday, August 10th, a strong cold front moved east across southern Connecticut during the afternoon hours, preceded and accompanied by several lines of strong to severe thunderstorms. The cold front, separating oppressively hot and humid air with significantly cooler and drier air, combined with unstable atmospheric conditions to produce rapid and intense thunderstorm development during the early afternoon hours. Strong wind gusts accompanied the thunderstorms, tearing trees down, which subsequently fell onto power lines and led to power outages. Nearly 60,000 customers were affected by the power outages across southern Connecticut. Fallen trees and large tree limbs blocked several roadways, and led to scattered road closures. In New Haven County, a 2 foot diameter tree was uprooted in Wolcott, with many other trees having their tops sheared off due to strong winds. Numerous reports of downed trees were also reported in Fairfield County, near Newtown.Large hail also accompanied some of these thunderstorms. One inch diameter hail was reported in Fairfield County at Bethel, and dime size hail occurred in Norwalk.In addition to strong winds and hail, very heavy rain also accompanied these thunderstorms. This led to several reports of flooding on area roadways and highways, particularly in the vicinity of Norwalk in Fairfield County. Frequent cloud to ground lightning struck several buildings across southern Connecticut, and led to additional power outages. One woman was injured when lightning struck an umbrella she was holding while walking in a parking lot in Milford. She was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for minor injuries to her hand. A police officer was also injured while working at the dispatch center during the storm. Lightning apparently struck a nearby radio tower or telephone pole, and traveled into the phone line. The officer lost a significant amount of hearing in one ear, and it was unknown if the ear damage was permanent. In Middlesex County, a barn located at the Friendly Acres Farm in Durham was destroyed when lightning struck the roof around 12:45 PM. No injuries were reported.

As a weak trough of low pressure approached the region, scattered severe thunderstorms developed. As they moved east, severe thunderstorms produced high winds that downed numerous tree limbs and whole trees in Newton, Seymour, Shelton, and Ansonia. Power lines were downed in Newton, and several houses were struck by lightning in Shelton.

With a warm humid unstable air mass in place, a line of scattered severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front that moved slowly southeast. As severe thunderstorms moved east at around 30 mph, they produced high winds that downed trees and power lines in Newtown.

A strong and slow-moving coastal storm produced widespread heavy rain and strong gusty winds throughout much of southern Connecticut from Wednesday March 21st through Thursday March 22nd. Heavy rain, combined with rapid snowmelt from a deep pre-existing snowpack, produced significant rises on many small rivers and streams across southern Connecticut. This triggered some flooding of areas adjacent to these rivers and streams. The Yantic River rose above its' flood stage of 9.0 feet at Norwich and crested at 10 feet from 10 am to 11 am EST. The river was above flood stage from 6 am until 7:30 pm EST during March 22nd. Urban flooding also occurred with this storm. On average, between two and three inches of rain occurred with this storm.In addition to the heavy rain, strong gusty winds buffeted much of southern Connecticut during this storm. Wind gusts up to 40 mph, combined with nearly saturated ground conditions, led to fallen trees and power lines, with subsequent power outages scattered throughout southern Connecticut. These strong winds also created localized coastal flooding and beach erosion across coastal sections of Connecticut. Here are some storm total rainfall amounts:For Fairfield County: 2.12 inches at Danbury, and 2.16 inches at Bridgeport.For New Haven County: 2.52 inches at Madison, to 3.04 inches at New Haven.For New London County: 1.76 inches at North Stonington, to 2.42 inches at Groton.

As a cold front swept south toward the area, lines of severe thunderstorms developed. Severe thunderstorms produced high winds that downed trees and power lines in Cromwell, Danbury, Cheshire, and Norwich. A spotter at Ledyard Center observed hail about the size of a nickel (0.88 inches). A peak wind gust of 52 knots or 60 mph was measured at Bridgeport Sikorsky Airport. A spotter from Guilford also reported numerous trees and power lines downed.These thunderstorms also produced torrential rain across Central New Haven County, Southern Middlesex, and Central and Southern New London Counties. Some flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas occurred. State police stated that a man was struck and injured by lightning in Bethany on Amity Road around 4 pm.

Lines of severe thunderstorms swept southeast across the region. They produced high winds that downed many trees and power lines and caused 1 death and 1 injury. A funnel cloud was observed in Old Saybrook and downbursts were observed in Danbury and Orange (just southwest of New Haven).Here's a brief summary of damage reports received:In Fairfield County, a wind gust to 60 mph was measured at St. Gregory School in Danbury at 7:30 pm EDT. A downburst occurred in the vicinity of Danbury: High winds downed many trees and street signs. Police reported roofs ripped off houses along Jackson Drive and East Coast Sound by Lake Candlewood Town Park. Many 3 to 3.5 foot diameter trees were snapped off in the Cornell Road area. In Norwalk, a tree fell on and injured a woman at 7:38 pm. High winds downed trees in Greenwich around 7:45 pm. A wind gust to 60 mph was measured at Stamford at 7:50 pm. At Bridgeport Sikorsky Airport, a peak wind gust of 53 mph from the northwest occurred at 7:53 pm.In New London County, high winds downed numerous trees and wires in Franklin around 7:39 pm EDT. High winds also downed trees and wires in Ledyard Center around 9:00 pm.In Middlesex County, high winds downed numerous trees and power lines around 7:40 pm EDT in Essex and around 7:45 pm in Old Saybrook, where a funnel cloud was sighted moving east along Main Street. Widespread damage to trees and wires occurred in Old Saybrook. Another severe thunderstorm downed numerous trees and power lines in Essex around 8:15 pm.In New Haven County, a wind gust to 58 mph was measured at Troup Magnet Academy of Sciences School in New Haven at 7:59 pm EDT. At Meriden Airport, a peak wind gust to 51 mph from the northwest occurred at 8:04 pm. High winds downed a large tree that blocked 1 southbound lane on Interstate 91 in Montowese around 8:35 pm. In Orange, damage caused by a microburst was observed in 4 areas. In Seymour, high winds downed a tree that fell on and crushed a pick-up truck on Route 67, resulting in the death of a 35 year old woman.