How Likely Is a Tornado in Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT?
Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT: what NOAA's tornado record says
In 76 years of NOAA/SPC tracking, Northwest Hills Planning Region has no recorded tornado track. Zero is the honest answer here, not missing data. Put another way: Northwest Hills Planning Region sees more tornado activity than 4% of US counties. Among 9 Connecticut counties in this dataset, Northwest Hills Planning Region ranks 8 for how often a tornado touches down.
Beyond the frequency band: violent history
0 weak and 0 significant tornadoes make up Northwest Hills Planning Region's 0-track record - none violent. NOAA has never logged an EF4 or EF5 crossing this county.
The dollar figure Northwest Hills Planning Region's rating leads to
Cost nationally: $2,890-$13,280, about $7,645 typical. Connecticut has no state rebate program confirmed here; FEMA's underlying 75% cost-share exists nationwide, but applying through a state program is what usually makes it real, and none was found for Connecticut this pass.
What a direct hit isn't required for
The storm that misses Northwest Hills Planning Region outright can still take its power out - outbreak-scale outages across Connecticut are common well beyond the tracked path. A battery-backup unit handles that without a generator's setup or fuel.
What this number is, and is not
One caveat before relying on Northwest Hills Planning Region's number: it is county-wide, and it covers about 787 square miles, so a single touch counts the same as one in a county a fraction of that size. Weaker pre-1990s tornadoes are also documented as undercounted in NOAA's own record. Northwest Hills Planning Region has about 114,101 residents.