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Another Tornado Confirmed In Connecticut Saturday, NWS Says
The state saw more extreme weather Saturday and another tornado was confirmed for Connecticut.
Another confirmed tornado occurred in Connecticut on Saturday and this time it was in Woodstock, Conn. which is near the Massachusetts border. Woodstock is a town in Windham County. The population is about 8,000 people.
According to the National Weather Service, a confirmed tornado occurred on the west side of Woodstock and two corn fields were damaged, an oak tree split in two, and the "initial estimates of a path length of one-block, a width of 8 yards..." Woodstock joins several other Connecticut communities that had confirmed tornadoes the past few months including Southbury/Oxford, Hamden and Beacon Falls, Barkhamsted, and Winsted. And while Brookfield didn't have a confirmed tornado it was still devastated by a severe storm in May. Most recently, Ashford had a confirmed tornado last month. This is now the sixth confirmed tornado in Connecticut since the middle of May.
@WX1BOX @gilsimmons @ryanhanrahan this is Red Head Hill Rd in Woodstock. Tree twisted and corn twisted. pic.twitter.com/1jciwu7gE1
— Josh Bottone (@jjbottone) August 4, 2018
A tornado was also confirmed for Webster, Massachusetts, which is right over the Connecticut border and significant destruction occurred there.
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This morning's tornado has caused significant damage in Webster and Dudley, displacing both residents and businesses. @MassEMA is coordinating the response with local officials, utilities and the @RedCrossMA. Thank you to first responders and others for your quick response.
— Charlie Baker (@MassGovernor) August 4, 2018
NEW VIDEO: @NBCConnecticut's #DroneRanger has this exclusive view of damage after a confirmed #tornado touched down in Webster, MA.@ryanhanrahan, @WeatherJosh & @shyangpuri will have live team coverage of the storms that passed through both MA and CT on #NBCCT News at 6. pic.twitter.com/8PHjRra81M
— DAN CORCORAN (@DanCorcoranTV) August 4, 2018
In southeastern Connecticut, several inches of rain, thunderstorms and flooding concerns were reported. The entire state saw heavy rain at times and flooding concerns. The rain has moved on and Sunday will be sunny but very hot with temps into the 90s.
Here is a look at rainfall totals from Saturday's storm:
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CONNECTICUT
...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...
DANBURY AIRPORT 2.02
BETHEL 1.73
MONROE 1.62
DANBURY 1.60
NEWTOWN 1.47
BETHEL 1.26
MONROE 1.23
GEORGETOWN 0.87
RIDGEFIELD 0.76
BEDFORD 0.61
BETHEL 0.60
MONROE 0.57
NORWALK 0.54
WESTPORT 0.53
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
CLINTON 3.13
DURHAM 1.92
MIDDLETOWN 1.48
PORTLAND 1.06
FENWICK 0.60
...NEW HAVEN COUNTY...
NAUGATUCK 1.77
OXFORD 1.47
WATERBURY AIRPORT 1.38
MERIDEN AIRPORT 1.29
PROSPECT 1.23
OAKVILLE 1.10
NAUGATUCK 0.98
NEW HAVEN AIRPORT 0.65
BRANFORD 0.64
WALLINGFORD 0.62
...NEW LONDON COUNTY...
GROTON AIRPORT 1.60
PRESTON 1.26
...Hartford County...
Hartford-Brainard AP 1.47
...Tolland County...
Staffordville 1.66
...Windham County...
North Grosvenor Dale 2.25
Woodstock 1.48
East Killingly 1.35
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