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Strong Wind — Hartford, Connecticut
March 22, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$7K
Magnitude
43 EG
Area
Hartford
Event narrative (NOAA)
At 751 AM EST a trained spotter estimated a wind gust to 50 mph. At 806 AM EST, a tree and wires fell on a school bus on Country Club Road in Avon. The school bus driver was killed. At 957 AM EST a tree, wires, and pole were down at the intersection of Circle and Pond Roads in Farmington.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.