Tornado strikes Connecticut
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Connecticut Tornado
Stormy weather uproots trees and causes damage in western Connecticut.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: June 29, 2009
Published: June 29, 2009
WETHERSFIELD, Conn. - The National Weather Service said a tornado in Connecticut that knocked out power and downed trees lasted three minutes, traveled 1.7 miles and packed winds between 80 and 90 mph.
The agency conducted ground and aerial surveys at Farmington and Wethersfield on Saturday, a day after a narrow twister uprooted trees and flatted cornstalks in a field.
Numerous trees were knocked down and some were drive through houses.
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