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Hartford storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Hartford, CT, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Hartford, CT

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    Severe weather in Hartford by the numbers

    10.8severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    2.5hail days a year
    25storm reports in the last 12 months
    3.00″biggest hail since 2016 (Jul 4, 2026)
    7tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF1

    Hartford gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 506 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 71 hail reports, 428 damaging-wind reports and 7 tornado reports. On average that is 10.8 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 70% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 3 hail reports, 22 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Hartford; the largest hail was 3.00″ (tea cup) on Jul 4, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Hartford

    DateReportWhere
    Oct 16, 2026Damaging wind0 mi SW · Hartford Co.
    Aug 8, 2026Damaging wind17 mi E · Tolland Co.
    Aug 7, 2026Damaging wind8 mi E · Hartford Co.
    Jul 4, 2026Hail 1.75″8 mi SW · Hartford Co.
    Jul 4, 2026Damaging wind15 mi W · Hartford Co.
    Jun 12, 2026Damaging wind22 mi SW · New Haven Co.
    Jun 6, 2026Damaging wind3 mi SE · Hartford Co.
    May 19, 2026Damaging wind13 mi NE · Tolland Co.
    Apr 15, 2026Damaging wind7 mi N · Hartford Co.
    Sep 6, 2025Damaging wind8 mi SW

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    02040608016: 51 damaging wind1617: 25 hail17: 18 damaging wind1718: 3 hail18: 32 damaging wind18: 2 tornado1819: 11 hail19: 29 damaging wind19: 1 tornado1920: 10 hail20: 40 damaging wind2021: 3 hail21: 74 damaging wind21: 3 tornado2122: 39 damaging wind2223: 3 hail23: 27 damaging wind2324: 13 hail24: 49 damaging wind24: 1 tornado2425: 47 damaging wind2526: 3 hail26: 22 damaging wind26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Hartford

    03570104139Jan: 0JanFeb: 22FebMar: 3MarApr: 11AprMay: 47MayJun: 108JunJul: 139JulAug: 109AugSep: 30SepOct: 11OctNov: 25NovDec: 1Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Hartford

    Hartford averages 2.5 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.00 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 14 miles from the city centre on Jul 4, 2026. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Hartford

    There have been 7 tornado reports within 25 miles of Hartford since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Sep 4, 2019, 17 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Hartford

    Does Hartford get a lot of severe storms?

    Hartford averages 10.8 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Hartford?

    Most severe-weather reports around Hartford come in June, July, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Hartford?

    3.00 inches (tea cup size) on Jul 4, 2026, 14 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Hartford?

    Yes — 7 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Sep 4, 2019.

    How do I get storm alerts for Hartford?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Hartford, CT. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Hartford, CT. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 29, 2026.