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===1962 tornado=== On May 24, 1962, the town was heavily damaged by a [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 14–June 1, 1962#Bunker Hill–Fairmount–Waterville–Wolcott–Southington, Connecticut|high-end F3 tornado]]. Numerous buildings, homes, businesses, and vehicles were damaged or destroyed, trees were blown down, and a refrigeration truck was thrown into a utility pole, cutting power to the area. Overall, the storm left one dead and 50 injured.<ref name="StormData">{{cite web |title=Storm Data Publication {{!}} IPS {{!}} National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/sd/sd.html |website=www.ncdc.noaa.gov |access-date=August 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Hillcrest1">{{cite web |title=Connecticut F3 |url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19620524.9.1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124072605/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19620524.9.1 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 24, 2011 |website=Tornado History Project |publisher=Storm Prediction Center |access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Hillcrest2">{{cite report |title=Connecticut Event Report: F3 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9986192 |website=National Weather Service |publisher=National Center for Environmental Information |access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Hillcrest3">{{cite report |title=Connecticut Event Report: F3 Tornado |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=9986193 |website=National Weather Service |publisher=National Center for Environmental Information |access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Hillcrest4">{{cite news |last1=American |first1=Republican |title=The Day of the Tornado {{!}} Republican American Archives |url=https://archives.rep-am.com/2012/05/20/the-day-of-the-tornado/ |access-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>
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