North Stamford, CT Tornado History — 33 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has North Stamford, CT had?
North Stamford has had 33 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950.
When was the most recent tornado near North Stamford?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of North Stamford was an EF0 on August 4, 2020.
When is tornado season in North Stamford?
July is historically the peak month for tornadoes near North Stamford, with 11 on record. Spring through early summer (April–June) generally sees the highest activity across most of the central and southern United States.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near North Stamford
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 10 total, averaging 0.5 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near North Stamford since December 29, 2025
These is a preliminary report, not confirmed tornadoes. It has not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and is not counted in the confirmed totals above.
Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.
Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.
Within 25 miles of North Stamford. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Casualties on Record Near North Stamford
1 fatality has been recorded within 25 miles of North Stamford since 1950, across 1 event. 33 injuries have been reported across all events. 1991 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was a F0 on June 12, 1991, which caused 1 fatality along a 0.7-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near North Stamford
About Tornadoes in North Stamford
This overview was written July 29, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
North Stamford occupies the hilly, wooded northern reaches of Stamford in Fairfield County, close to Connecticut's border with New York, and the tornadoes that have touched this corner of southwestern Connecticut cluster heavily in the humid heart of summer.
An F2 on July 10, 1989 cut a half-mile path roughly 100 yards wide, injuring five people and causing $27.5 million in property damage. Decades earlier, an F2 on July 14, 1950 tracked five miles and injured three people, and July 1971 produced F2 tornadoes on both the 19th and the 29th. An F0 on June 12, 1991 proved deadly despite its modest rating, killing one person along a 0.7-mile path.
The area has also seen long-tracked storms: an F2 on July 12, 2006 traveled 10.1 miles with a path up to 300 yards wide and injured six people, while an EF1 on July 25, 2010 injured seven along a much shorter track. Later seasons brought an EF2 on May 15, 2018 that carved a 1.18-mile path and did $250,000 in damage, with an EF1 confirmed the same day; EF1 tornadoes followed on October 2, 2018, and an EF0 touched down on August 4, 2020. Spring and early autumn events appear in the record as well, but midsummer remains the season when this area has most often seen tornadoes form.