212
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Tolland County, Connecticut: 212 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #944 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Tolland County, Connecticut: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Tolland County is the 2010s, when 62 of the county's 212 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 Tolland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 64.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #944 for this hazard and #5 within Connecticut, putting it in the 70.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Tolland County with 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2025 | MANSFIELD CENTER | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2025 | PERKINS CORNER | 50 | $800 |
| Jul 20, 2025 | ROCKVILLE | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 20, 2025 | SOMERSVILLE | 50 | $10K |
| Jun 30, 2024 | PERKINS CORNER | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 30, 2024 | COLUMBIA | 50 | $800 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | GILEAD | 50 | $4K |
| Jun 30, 2024 | GILEAD | 50 | $800 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | STAFFORD SPGS | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 23, 2024 | TOLLAND | 50 | $2K |
Other hazards here
More from Tolland County
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
In Columbia, a billboard was blown down on Route 66 East. Trees were downed on Cherry Valley Road, Flanders River Road, Cards Mill Road, and Old Willimantic Road. A tree and wires were down on both Newberry Road and on Devonshire Lane, per the Fire Department. Reports were relayed to NWS via amateur radio operators.
A severe thunderstorm downed several trees and large branches on Mountain Spring Road in Tolland. While several eyewitnesses reported seeing a funnel cloud, the survey team found no evidence of a tornado touching down. All of the downed trees were blown down in the same direction indicating straight line winds.
Large trees downed in Coventry, Eagleville, and Mansfield. The damage|in Coventry was found to have occurred from a microburst with estimated 60 to 80 mph winds. The most pronounced damage was found to be near the|shores of Eagleville Lake where at least 100 trees were downed – some crushing cars and parts of homes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Tolland County, Connecticut?
212 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Tolland County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Tolland County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Tolland County measured 74.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Tolland 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
“Thunderstorm Wind in Tolland County, Connecticut.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/connecticut/tolland-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.