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Tornado Touches Down In Connecticut Leaving Trail Of Downed Trees, Destroyed Vehicles
A tornado touched down in Connecticut during a severe thunderstorm leaving behind damaged trees, missing shingles, and two destroyed vehicles.
The tornado rated an EF-0 (the weakest of the five levels on the Enhanced Fujita Scale), touched between 6:11 p.m. and 6:18 p.m., Sunday, July 18, in the Town of Somers, located in Tolland County near the Massachusetts border, according to the National Weather Service.
The tornado was first reported by amateur radio operators on a tip from a trained Skywarn Weather Spotter, the service said.
The tornado, which traveled for about 1.9 miles, first tou…
