SCOTLAND, Conn. — The National Weather Service has confirmed the damage from Friday morning's storm in parts of Windham county was caused by a tornado. This is the second confirmed tornado in Connecticut this year, and the fifth on Friday alone in southern New England.
The EF-1 tornado hit the town of Scotland just before 8 a.m. It touched down on Bass Road, continued along Route 14, crossed Pinch Street and then lifted near Brook Road. Top winds were estimated to be around 100 mph.
While the path was estimated to be 2.7 miles, there was not significant damage to any structures other than some gutter damage to two homes. The weather service estimated more than 100 trees were either downed or sheared off at their tops.
FOX61 spoke with the owners of Beaver Brook Saw Shop, on Route 14 in Scotland, which was in the path of the storm. Their security cameras caught the twisting wind, ripping one of their flags off its pole.
The line of storms moving through southern New England did show rotation at times on Doppler radar. In fact, at the same time rotation was observed, the rotating winds are seen on the security camera footage. This tornado was wrapped in rain, meaning the funnel wasn't visible.
The Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, the town of Scotland, Manchester CERT and Skywarn amateur radio operators contributed to the damage survey.
Ryan Breton is a meteorologist at FOX61 News. He can be reached at rbreton@fox61.com. Follow him on Facebook, X and Instagram.
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