Tornado History Map

Litchfield County, Connecticut tornado history

38 tornadoes recorded in or across Litchfield County from 1951 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Litchfield County

The Storm Prediction Center records 38 tornadoes whose paths touched Litchfield County, Connecticut between 1951 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is August, with 12 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 21 August 1951. The most recent was on 21 June 2024.

  • 38tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 84injuries
  • 413per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Litchfield County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01026%
F1 / EF11847%
F2 / EF2924%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating13%

Litchfield County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in 2020s.1950s31960s31970s81980s21990s12000s52010s72020s9

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s3
1970s8
1980s2
1990s1
2000s5
2010s7
2020s9
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in Aug.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May4Jun11Jul10Aug12Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May4
Jun11
Jul10
Aug12
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Litchfield County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Connecticut tornado21 August 1951, F2, 9 injuries, 43.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Connecticut tornado21 June 2024, EF0, 2 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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