164
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$28K
Property damage
Hail in Litchfield County, Connecticut: 164 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #829 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Litchfield County, Connecticut: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Litchfield County is the 2000s, when 66 of the county's 164 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Litchfield County archive, hail makes up 17.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #829 for this hazard and #2 within Connecticut, putting it in the 73.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Litchfield County with 53 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2025 | BANTAM | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | LITCHFIELD | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | LITCHFIELD | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 21, 2021 | NEWFIELD | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 21, 2021 | GOSHEN | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | KENT | 0.75 | $0 |
| Dec 30, 2019 | NORFOLK | 1 | $0 |
| May 15, 2018 | BARKHAMSTED | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 15, 2018 | FALLS VLG | 2 | $0 |
| May 15, 2018 | CANAAN | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Litchfield County
- Thunderstorm Wind 555
- Flash Flood 91
- Flood 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A cold front slipping south from eastern Canada produced scattered thunderstorms across Litchfield County during the afternoon of August 16. One of these storms became briefly severe as penny size hail was reported by a NWS Spotter in Torrington.
A weak upper air disturbance produced widely scattered thunderstorms across Litchfield County during the evening of August 26. One of the storms became briefly severe as it deposited dime size hail in the town of New Milford.
Numerous thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon and evening hours of August 2 across Litchfield County. One of the storms briefly pulsed to severe levels, depositing hail one inch in diameter in the town of Colebrook.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Litchfield County, Connecticut?
164 hail events are recorded in Litchfield County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Litchfield County?
The strongest hail on record in Litchfield County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Litchfield County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Litchfield County, Connecticut.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/connecticut/litchfield-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.