A line of severe thunderstorms moved through Connecticut Saturday afternoon and triggered a tornado warning for a period of time.
The tornado warning was issued for Hartford and Tolland counties around 3:30 p.m. The warning expired at 4:15 p.m.
The storms moved in to northern Connecticut and moved southeast, taking down trees and powerlines throughout the afternoon. Eversource was reporting more than 6,400 customers without power around 5:30 p.m.
The thunderstorms brought heavy rain, vivid lightning, strong winds, and even dropped ping pong ball-sized hail in some towns. At one point, there were more than 200 lightning strikes within a 15-minute period.
It was the second day in a row that severe weather caused damage in the state. The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down in Harwinton on Friday. The storms also led to a weather delay at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell for a second consecutive day.
