Tornado History

Litchfield Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Litchfield, Connecticut. The records below identify 36 tornadoes from 1951 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of F2 (Considerable damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $50.9M, with 0 deaths and 34 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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36recorded tornadoes
F2 (Considerable damage)highest rating
$50.9Mminimum property damage
June 21, 2024latest tornado
43.9 milongest listed path
300 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F2 July 10, 19891989F2 July 10, 19891989F2 August 21, 19511951F2 June 23, 20012001F2 June 18, 19621962F2 August 11, 19661966F2 June 30, 19761976F2 May 12, 19591959F2 June 12, 19731973F1 June 23, 20012001F1 June 5, 20022002EF1 July 21, 20102010F1 May 31, 19981998EF1 July 21, 20102010F1 August 20, 1968F1 June 29, 1973F1 July 3, 1974F1 July 20, 1975F1 August 21, 1958F1 June 19, 1975EF1 July 21, 2010EF1 July 21, 2010EF1 June 9, 2011EF1 May 15, 2018EF1 August 2, 2020F0 July 1, 2001EF0 June 21, 2024F0 June 16, 2002EF0 April 21, 2021EF0 August 2, 2020EF0 August 2, 2020EF0 August 27, 2020EF0 August 27, 2020EF0 July 28, 2022EF0 August 12, 2023EFU May 15, 2018© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F2 (Considerable damage)9
  • F1 (Moderate damage)9
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)7
  • F0 (Light damage)2
  • EF0 (Light damage)8
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 20205
  • 20104
  • 20013
  • 19732
  • 19752
  • 19892
  • 20022
  • 20182

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
July 10, 1989F2Litchfield, Connecticut10 mi73 yd04$25.0M
July 10, 1989F2Litchfield, Connecticut2 mi100 yd020$25.0M
August 21, 1951F2Litchfield, Connecticut43.9 mi100 yd09$250K
June 23, 2001F2Litchfield, Connecticut0.5 mi200 yd00$250K
June 18, 1962F2Litchfield, Connecticut0.1 mi67 yd00$25K
August 11, 1966F2Litchfield, Connecticut2.7 mi100 yd00$25K
June 30, 1976F2Litchfield, Connecticut1 mi100 yd00$25K
May 12, 1959F2Litchfield, Connecticut0.5 mi100 yd00$2K
June 12, 1973F2Litchfield, Connecticut1.5 mi23 yd00$30
June 23, 2001F1Litchfield, Connecticut1 mi50 yd01$150K
June 5, 2002F1Litchfield, Connecticut0.1 mi50 yd00$40K
July 21, 2010EF1Litchfield, Connecticut0.57 mi50 yd00$15K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.