Tornado History Map

Tolland County, Connecticut tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across Tolland County from 1951 to 2021, 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 Tolland County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched Tolland County, Connecticut between 1951 and 2021. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is August, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 10 May 1954. The most recent was on 9 September 2021.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 4injuries
  • 390per 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 Tolland County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0531%
F1 / EF1638%
F2 / EF2425%
F3 / EF316%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Tolland County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1950s.1950s41960s31970s22000s22010s32020s2

The 2020s only run to 2021, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s3
1970s2
2000s2
2010s3
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Aug.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May2Jun0Jul2Aug5Sep5Oct1Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May2
Jun0
Jul2
Aug5
Sep5
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Tolland County

  • Strongest: Connecticut tornado10 May 1954, F3, 2 injuries, 0.3 miles long
  • Longest path: Connecticut tornado10 July 2013, EF1, 10.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Connecticut tornado9 September 2021, EF0, 0.8 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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