© 2025 Connecticut Public

FCC Public Inspection Files:
WEDH · WEDN · WEDW · WEDY
WEDW-FM · WNPR · WPKT · WRLI-FM
Public Files Contact · ATSC 3.0 FAQ
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Tornado touched down in eastern Connecticut Friday, one of 5 in New England, weather service says

A tornado touched down in eastern Connecticut Friday, one of five that hit New England that day, the National Weather Service said.

The tornado hit the town of Scotland in Windham County and traveled nearly 3 miles. The weather service classified it as an EF-1 tornado, with peak winds of 100 mph. Tornadoes are ranked on a scale from the weakest at 0 to the strongest at 5.

“While there wasn't much in the way of structural damage observed, other than gutter damage to two homes, there was significant tree damage,” the weather service said. “It was estimated that well over one hundred trees were either downed or sheared off at their tops.”

Various officials traveled to the site to survey the damage. The tornado touched down on Bass Road and continued along Route 14, or Huntington Road. It then crossed Pinch Street before it lifted near Brook Road, the weather service said in a statement.

An EF-2 tornado touched down in Rhode Island, traveling through Scituate, Johnston and North Providence, weather officials said. Hundreds of large trees were uprooted or snapped at their bases, while a home had roof damage and the top of a chimney was blown off. It’s the strongest tornado to have struck Rhode Island since a tornado in August 1986, the weather service said.

The other three tornadoes touched down in Massachusetts: An EF-1 tornado traveled through North Attleborough and Mansfield; an EF-1 tornado touched down in Weymouth and an EF-0 tornado hit Stoughton.

The independent journalism and non-commercial programming you rely on every day is in danger.

If you’re reading this, you believe in trusted journalism and in learning without paywalls. You value access to educational content kids love and enriching cultural programming.

Now all of that is at risk.

Federal funding for public media is under threat and if it goes, the impact to our communities will be devastating.

Together, we can defend it. It’s time to protect what matters.

Your voice has protected public media before. Now, it’s needed again. Learn how you can protect the news and programming you depend on.

SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.

SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de Connecticut Public, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

The independent journalism and non-commercial programming you rely on every day is in danger.

If you’re reading this, you believe in trusted journalism and in learning without paywalls. You value access to educational content kids love and enriching cultural programming.

Now all of that is at risk.

Federal funding for public media is under threat and if it goes, the impact to our communities will be devastating.

Together, we can defend it. It’s time to protect what matters.

Your voice has protected public media before. Now, it’s needed again. Learn how you can protect the news and programming you depend on.

Connecticut Public’s journalism is made possible, in part by funding from Jeffrey Hoffman and Robert Jaeger.