Tornado

[HuskyNan]

As long as we are still on the subject of Northeast tornadoes, two weeks from now is the 65th anniversary of the infamous 1953 Worcester tornado that killed 100 people and injured over one thousand. As far as I know it is the only New England twister to ever reach F4 and F5 intensity.

The 1979 Windsor Locks tornado

 

[huskyrob1]

The 1979 Windsor Locks tornado

I remember that storm, thought they originally rated it F3, Wikpedia says F4. Also remember it occurred in the fall which is rare.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

I remember that storm, thought they originally rated it F3, Wikpedia says F4. Also remember it occurred in the fall which is rare.

Forget what the NWS said about it. We all want to know what YOU think it was.

 

[huskyrob1]

Forget what the NWS said about it. We all want to know what YOU think it was.

I think it was, well a humid updraft with lots of latent heat, and with an adiabatic lapse rate of about -1.3 degrees F per every 1000 ft of rise, along with a little wind shear mixed in and the Coriolis Force to impart spin.

 

[Alum86]

Hit us pretty hard in Beacon Falls. Many downed trees and power lines. Traffic jams for hours. Saw telephone polls on fire. Cars crushed by trees. My windows on my porch got blown out and put a hole in the wall. I've been in CT a long time and never experienced anything like this. It's like the Twilight zone! My wife and sister couldn't get home but we found a restaurant with a generator. A couple of Vodka Martini's, Shrimp cocktail and a killer lobster roll saved the evening! We probably won't have power for a week. The View attachment 31404 Boneyard helps pass the time a little. Hope everyone out there who went through this stressful experience is okay!

There’s a CVS in that cow town? I grew up there, LOL

 

[huskypantz]

As long as we are still on the subject of Northeast tornadoes, two weeks from now is the 65th anniversary of the infamous 1953 Worcester tornado that killed 100 people and injured over one thousand. As far as I know it is the only New England twister to ever reach F4 and F5 intensity.

1953 Worcester tornado - Wikipedia


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Wow, that was intense. My grandmother lived in Bantam and was hit by the tornado that ripped through in 1989. I remember a gas tank from a gas station being ripped out of the ground. My grandmother's street was closed to traffic by the national guard for several days.

 

[Confident Carl]

There’s a CVS in that cow town? I grew up there, LOL

CVS, is in Seymour but you are correct on it being a cow town, LOL! We moved to a 55+ Community, Chatfield Farms. Anyone looking for a nice retirement community in CT should check it out.

Chatfield Farms Beacon Falls CT | New Haven Homes

 

[wolfman61]

Wow, that was intense. My grandmother lived in Bantam and was hit by the tornado that ripped through in 1989. I remember a gas tank from a gas station being ripped out of the ground. My grandmother's street was closed to traffic by the national guard for several days.[/QUOTEI drove underneath that 1989 tornado just before it touched down finally on the Hamden/New Haven border. Sky was black and purple and you didn't hear a single bird or insect. Quite eerie.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

Hit us pretty hard in Beacon Falls. Many downed trees and power lines. Traffic jams for hours. Saw telephone polls on fire. Cars crushed by trees. My windows on my porch got blown out and put a hole in the wall. I've been in CT a long time and never experienced anything like this. It's like the Twilight zone! My wife and sister couldn't get home but we found a restaurant with a generator. A couple of Vodka Martini's, Shrimp cocktail and a killer lobster roll saved the evening! We probably won't have power for a week. The View attachment 31404 Boneyard helps pass the time a little. Hope everyone out there who went through this stressful experience is okay!

I remember the 1979 Windsor Locks tornado. My ex girlfriend asked me to get her 2 boys from Poquonock School since she was in a meeting. I did and it was about 10 minutes late the tornado hit the school..

 

[superjohn]

As long as we are still on the subject of Northeast tornadoes, two weeks from now is the 65th anniversary of the infamous 1953 Worcester tornado that killed 100 people and injured over one thousand. As far as I know it is the only New England twister to ever reach F4 and F5 intensity.

1953 Worcester tornado - Wikipedia


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1989 had an F4.

 

[superjohn]

Wow, that was intense. My grandmother lived in Bantam and was hit by the tornado that ripped through in 1989. I remember a gas tank from a gas station being ripped out of the ground. My grandmother's street was closed to traffic by the national guard for several days.

It's an absolute miracle nobody died in Bantam and Hamden, both towns were destroyed.
Watch "1989 Connecticut Tornado Outbreak 7/11/89 WVIT Connecticut News" on YouTube

 

[Dogged]

Hey dummy he majored in meteorology his freshmen year.

I was there. He usually slept in class.

 

[huskyrob1]

1989 had an F4.

I remember that storm before it hit you could cut the air with a knife it was so thick. Dew points in the mid 70's, so lots of potential energy. The Hamden part of it was a weak F4 with peak winds of about 190 mph. The other parts if the storm were F3. For Connecticut though incredible destruction. Also there was never any clearly defined funnel, as it was masked by heavy rain.

 

[noeynox]

I was less than a mile from Sleeping Giant on Route 10 in Hamden when I got the tornado warnings. I was in bumper to bumper traffic and had nowhere to go - it was the most terrifying 5-10 minutes of my life. I was trapped on a stretch of route 10 for almost 4 hours and didn't get home from work - about a 13 mile commute - until 9:00 pm.

My wife was stuck in Sheppard avenue in Hamden. Didn't get home till 1045pm. That road looks like s war zone.

 

[Alum86]

CVS, is in Seymour but you are correct on it being a cow town, LOL! We moved to a 55+ Community, Chatfield Farms. Anyone looking for a nice retirement community in CT should check it out.

Chatfield Farms Beacon Falls CT | New Haven Homes

Great people there Carl. Nobody knows where it is either. Best kept secret now

 

[Oxford Bob]

CVS, is in Seymour but you are correct on it being a cow town, LOL! We moved to a 55+ Community, Chatfield Farms. Anyone looking for a nice retirement community in CT should check it out.

Chatfield Farms Beacon Falls CT | New Haven Homes

My In-laws live there, I went up Skokorat the day after and its was like a bomb went off near the Seymour/Beacon Falls town line. I was surprised they got power back so quick. In Oxford we didn't get power back until today late-afternoon.

 

[AreBee1969]

The path looks like it missed my childhood home by one lot. The tornado ran parallel to Wallens St where I grew up.

Yep. Parallel to Wallens and Wetmore on the backside of the hill, closer to Wallens. Does that make you a Gilbert Grad?

 

[Confident Carl]

My In-laws live there, I went up Skokorat the day after and its was like a bomb went off near the Seymour/Beacon Falls town line. I was surprised they got power back so quick. In Oxford we didn't get power back until today late-afternoon.

I played golf at Oxford Greens on Friday. No power but the course was in decent shape.

 

[huskypantz]

Yep. Parallel to Wallens and Wetmore on the backside of the hill, closer to Wallens. Does that make you a Gilbert Grad?

Yes it does. With a 25th reunion this year, scary.

 

[AreBee1969]

Yes it does. With a 25th reunion this year, scary.

Goes by fast! My brother-in-law was Class of '91. My wife, a couple years before that. I used to bartend in various Winsted watering holes back in the '90s.

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

I live in Oxford...the tornado literally came through my neighborhood. The twister actually came across the forest line in my back hard--about 200 yards from the house. We were lucky and sustained only minor damage to the house (siding, trim, etc) but have dozens of trees down and debris everywhere. I have no idea how we escaped more damage. Some of my neighbors were not as lucky.

We are just getting power back now (schools are still canceled today). The damage and destruction is like nothing I've ever seen before. The adjuster actually just came out to the house to look at the damage today. He has seen his share of damage and storms, as he is from down South (lived/worked in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina) and said that he has never seen the amount of damage and destruction that he has seen since he got here a couple of days ago (in Oxford and in Brookfield/Danbury area).

Definitely feel lucky (I guess God figures I have been thr0ugh enough pain as a UConn fan these last couple years )

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

One week later, relatives in Brookfield got their energy back with well water to follow. In Hamden, some of Sleeping Giant State Park will potentially be closed until fall. Glad to hear most Boneyarders were not hit and relatively safe. Damaged homes are no fun, yet it's tough to replace people.

 

[Bootsthemonkey]

I live in Brookfield. Was a heck of a storm. Lots of damage. Luckily the trees that fell near us narrowly avoided the house. On that note if anyone needs some firewood...