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18:24Z EF0 KILX IL Vermilion Sidell A tornado briefly touched down in a field north of Sidell. No damage was reported.
19:51Z EF1 KOKX CT Litchfield East Litchfield A supercell that moved across Litchfield County during the afternoon hours produced a tornado that made brief touchdowns in East Litchfield, Thomaston and Terryville with damage mainly to hardwood and softwood trees. There was little evidence of direct structural damage.||In East Litchfield, tornadic damage occurred in a line across East Litchfield Road and East Litchfield Road South.
19:55Z EF1 KOKX CT Litchfield Thomaston A supercell that moved across Litchfield County during the afternoon hours produced a tornado that made brief touchdowns in East Litchfield, Thomaston and Terryville with damage mainly to hardwood and softwood trees. There was little evidence of direct structural damage.||In Thomaston, tornadic damage occurred just west of Fenn Road.
19:58Z EF1 KOKX CT Litchfield Thomaston A supercell that moved across Litchfield County during the afternoon hours produced a tornado that made brief touchdowns in East Litchfield, Thomaston and Terryville with damage mainly to hardwood and softwood trees. There was little evidence of direct structural damage.||In Thomaston, tornadic damage occurred near D Welton Way.
20:05Z EF1 KOKX CT Litchfield Terryville A supercell that moved across Litchfield County during the afternoon hours produced a tornado that made brief touchdowns in East Litchfield, Thomaston and Terryville with damage mainly to hardwood and softwood trees. There was little evidence of direct structural damage.||In Terryville, tornadic damage occurred along Prospect Street and Route 6. Damage was reported to a gas station awning on Route 6.
20:15Z EF1 KOKX CT Hartford Bristol A brief tornado touchdown occurred on the east side of Rockwell Park and had an intermittent damage path, mostly at the tree top level, to the end of High Street. Straight line winds appeared to be the main cause of damage in Bristol, however, damage from a small, brief tornado was also evident. Trees felled in different directions, tree tops twisted off, and shearing off of tree tops were the nature of tree damage viewed by NWS Storm Survey team members in the area of High and Blakeslee Streets. This is consistent with low end EF1 tornado damage. Damage was consistent with a maximum wind speed of about 90 mph. Numerous trees were downed, bringing down wires and power lines, as well as moving a garage off its foundation, blowing lawn furniture several houses down the street, and crushing an above ground pool. The Imagine Nation Museum which was very near the damage path recorded a wind gust of 67 mph on their anemometer.
22:15Z EF1 KGYX ME York Newfield A tornado touched down in Newfield on the west side of Patterson Road and moved east into Limerick crossing Patterson and Foss roads before lifting off the ground. The E-F1 tornado was estimated to have maximum winds of 90 mph and cut a path almost 2 miles in length and up to 200 yards wide. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted by the tornado. In addition, the tornado damaged several homes and buildings in the area. Sections of the metal roof of one home were found about 0.2 miles from the house.
22:47Z EF0 KGYX ME York Groveville A tornado touched down just west of Webster Road in Buxton and then moved east into Gorham. The tornado produced a discontinuous path of damage through Gorham before lifting off the ground near the intersection of Routes 237 and 25. The tornado snapped or uprooted hundreds of trees along of its track. The most significant damage was observed near Route 202 where maximum winds were estimated at near 90 mph. The tornado was on the ground for about 5 miles, had a maximum width of about 350 yards, and was classified as an E-F1 based on the estimated wind speed. The tornado downed trees unto power lines, homes. and cars in the area and caused numerous power outages. In one instance, farm trailers were moved 50 to 75 feet by the tornado and sheds were destroyed. In Gorham...damage was noted along Finn Parker and Wood Roads...Lovers Lane...Kimball Road...Wentworth Drive...and Lawn and Libby Roads as well as Route 237.
22:48Z EF0 KGYX ME Cumberland West Gorham A tornado touched down just west of East Webster Road in Buxton and then moved east into Gorham. The tornado produced a discontinuous path of damage through Gorham before lifting off the ground near the intersection of Routes 237 and 25. The tornado snapped or uprooted hundreds of trees along of its track. The most significant damage was observed near Route 202 where maximum winds were estimated at near 90 mph. The tornado was on the ground for about 5 miles, had a maximum width of about 350 yards, and was classified as an E-F1 based on the estimated wind speed. The tornado downed trees unto power lines, homes. and cars in the area and caused numerous power outages. In one instance, farm trailers were moved 50 to 75 feet by the tornado and sheds were destroyed. In Gorham...damage was noted along Finn Parker and Wood Roads...Lovers Lane...Kimball Road...Wentworth Drive...and Lawn and Libby Roads as well as Route 237.
23:24Z EF1 KGYX ME York Emery Mills A tornado touched down between Back and Walnut Hill Roads in Shapleigh and moved east into Alfred before lifting off the ground on the east side of Back Road in Alfred. The E-F1 tornado was estimated to have maximum winds of 90 mph and cut a path about 5.4 miles in length and up to 200 yards wide. Damage from the tornado was observed across or near Stone Haven Hill Road and Walnut Hill Road in Shapleigh...and Gebung, Bracket Hill, Gore, Rt 202, Cranberry Meadows and Back Roads in Alfred. The tornado downed hundreds of trees along its path and falling trees knocked down utility lines and snapped power poles in the path. Several structures were also damaged by falling trees.
07:38Z EF1 KDMX IA Pocahontas Westview Tornado touched down 1 mile south of Pocahontas near Highway 4. It traveled 2.6 miles on the ground and lilfted northeast of the golf course and prior to the airport. Peak wind was estimated to be 100 MPH.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).