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Connecticut Flood Stories

420 first-hand accounts of flood events in Connecticut, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flood

Northern Litchfield, CT · Oct 20, 1996

On October 19 and 20 a nearly stationary low pressure system over southern New Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania produced heavy rains across much of eastern New York and western New England.

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Flood$50K damage

Northern Litchfield, CT · Jan 24, 1996

A low pressure system which tracked across the northern Great Lakes on the 24th of January produced additional rain across the already ground soaked region.

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Flood

Hartford, CT · Sep 2, 2013

A nearly stationary warm front draped across southern New England, coupled with a very moist atmosphere, resulted in showers and thunderstorms across the area for the third day in a row.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Jul 29, 2021

A warm front lifting north and an approaching shortwave trough combined to produce scattered showers and thunderstorms across portions of southern Connecticut during the late afternoon and early evening hours. These storms resulted in isolated flash flooding in Fairfield County.

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Flood

Litchfield, CT · Jun 26, 2023

A low pressure system approached the region on June 26, 2023 bringing widespread rain, some heavy, and a few thunderstorms. A few of these thunderstorms became severe producing hail one inch or greater in diameter as well as downed trees and wires.

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Flood

Litchfield, CT · Mar 8, 2008

A strengthening low pressure system tracked from the central Gulf Coast states on Friday March 7th, into the central Appalachians by Saturday morning on March 8th.

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Windham, CT · Jun 27, 2009

Showers and thunderstorms developed across Southern New England as an upper level low moved across the area. Weak low level winds resulted in these storms moving very slowly, if at all.

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Flood

New London, CT · Dec 25, 2020

A strong area of low pressure impacted the region Christmas Eve into Christmas Day. Moderate to heavy rain developed out ahead of the approaching cold front in an anomalously moist environment, leading to river flooding along the Yantic River.

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Tropical Storm

Southern Litchfield, CT · Aug 4, 2020

Tropical Storm Isaias tracked northeast from the eastern Carolinas across the mid-Hudson Valley and into New England. The center of the storm passed close to Albany, NY on August 4th.

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Tropical Storm

Northern Litchfield, CT · Aug 4, 2020

Tropical Storm Isaias tracked northeast from the eastern Carolinas across the mid-Hudson Valley and into New England. The center of the storm passed close to Albany, NY on August 4th.

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Flood

Litchfield, CT · Sep 8, 2023

A frontal boundary and low pressure system located to the west and east of northwestern Connecticut was the focus for rounds of showers and thunderstorms each day September 7-8. Strong to severe thunderstorms were more widespread on September 8.

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Flash Flood

New London, CT · Aug 22, 2021

Rainfall from Tropical Storm Henri resulted in isolated flash flooding across portions of southern Connecticut. With tropical airmass in place (precipitable water values greater than 2 inches), rainfall totals generally ranged from 1-3 inches, highest across portions of…

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Aug 22, 2021

Rainfall from Tropical Storm Henri resulted in isolated flash flooding across portions of southern Connecticut. With tropical airmass in place (precipitable water values greater than 2 inches), rainfall totals generally ranged from 1-3 inches, highest across portions of…

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Flash Flood

Hartford, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening.

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Flash Flood

Windham, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening.

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Flash Flood

Windham, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening.

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Flash Flood

Hartford, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening.

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Flash Flood

Hartford, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening.

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Flash Flood

Windham, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening.

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Flash Flood

Windham, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening.

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Flash Flood

Windham, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening.

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Flash Flood

Windham, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening.

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Flash Flood

Hartford, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening.

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Flash Flood

Hartford, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening.

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