Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
145 NOUS41 KALY 221939 PNSALY CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-230745- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 339 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... ...National Weather Service Damage Survey For 06/21/24 Harwinton CT Tornado... LOCATION...Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut... DATE...06/21/24 ESTIMATED TIME...04:54 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...85 MPH ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...250 yds PATH LENGTH...2 miles BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.78, -73.07 ENDING LAT/LON...41.77, -73.05 * FATALITIES...None * INJURIES...None * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... A tornado touched down along Spring Hill Road in Harwinton, CT on June 21, just before 5 PM. The tornado moved in a general southeast direction, but the path was curved and the tornado moved almost southward for a period before turning eastward. The tornado ended along Route 4 near the Harwinton Ambulance station. Most of the damage consisted of broken tree limbs with some uprooted trees. Damage was sporadic along the path. Video of the tornado was posted to social media by the general public. Please see https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/ for more information. Thanks to CT DEMHS and Harwinton officials who helped conduct the survey. $$ SND $$