Four Tornado Day

On Wednesday, July 21, we had not one, or two, nor three, but four tornadoes confirmed in Connecticut. This puts us much further over the average of 1.3 tornadoes per year in the state. I have gone on about the increased threat of severe weather in this and future years at great lengths in previous entries. This day only proved the point. August is the most active month for Connecticut. With constant above-average temperatures seemingly without end we may very well end up with a good chance for more. Just today Fairfield county was part of a tornado watch, though fortunately no storms came to fruition. Here is the National Weather Service information for the July 21 tornadoes:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
627 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS TORNADO IN EAST
LITCHFIELD...THOMASTON...AND TERRYVILLE IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY CT...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS STRAIGHT LINE WINDS FROM SHARON
TO LITCHFIELD IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY CT...

LOCATION...EAST LITCHFIELD IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY CT
DATE...JULY 21 2010
ESTIMATED TIME...351 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH
ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...ONE QUARTER MILE
*FATALITIES...NONE
*INJURIES...NONE
*NOTE THESE NUMBERS COULD CHANGE AFTER ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT

LOCATION...THOMASTON IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY CT
DATE...JULY 21 2010
ESTIMATED TIME...358 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH
ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...400 YARDS
*FATALITIES...NONE
*INJURIES...NONE
*NOTE THESE NUMBERS COULD CHANGE AFTER ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT

LOCATION...TERRYVILLE IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY CT
DATE...JULY 21 2010
ESTIMATED TIME...405 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH
ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...ONE HALF MILE
*FATALITIES...NONE
*INJURIES...NONE
*NOTE THESE NUMBERS COULD CHANGE AFTER ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
855 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN BRISTOL IN HARTFORD COUNTY CT...

LOCATION...BRISTOL IN HARTFORD COUNTY CT
DATE...JULY 21 2010
ESTIMATED TIME...415 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...25 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.67N / 72.96W
ENDING LAT/LON...41.67N / 72.93W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.