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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.

Tropical Depression

Northern Litchfield, CT · Aug 22, 2021

Henri made landfall across southern New England on Sunday, August 22, 2021 and tracked west-northwestward across Connecticut while weakening in the process. Winds to tropical depression strength led to a few downed trees across Litchfield County.

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Flood

Litchfield, CT · Jan 24, 2019

Following a moderate snowfall event on January 19-20, a strong low pressure system tracking through southern Canada ushered in an unseasonably warm and moist airmass on January 24th. Temperatures surged into the 40s to mid-50s.

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Flash Flood

Litchfield, CT · Sep 2, 2021

The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ida resulted in several reports of flash flooding over during the early morning hours of September 2. Rainfall from the evening of the 1st through the early morning hours of the 2nd totaled three to six inches.

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Flash Flood

Litchfield, CT · Sep 2, 2021

The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ida resulted in several reports of flash flooding over during the early morning hours of September 2. Rainfall from the evening of the 1st through the early morning hours of the 2nd totaled three to six inches.

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Flash Flood

Litchfield, CT · Sep 2, 2021

The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ida resulted in several reports of flash flooding over during the early morning hours of September 2. Rainfall from the evening of the 1st through the early morning hours of the 2nd totaled three to six inches.

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Flash Flood

Litchfield, CT · Sep 2, 2021

The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ida resulted in several reports of flash flooding over during the early morning hours of September 2. Rainfall from the evening of the 1st through the early morning hours of the 2nd totaled three to six inches.

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Flash Flood

Litchfield, CT · Sep 2, 2021

The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ida resulted in several reports of flash flooding over during the early morning hours of September 2. Rainfall from the evening of the 1st through the early morning hours of the 2nd totaled three to six inches.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Jul 3, 2020

A backdoor cold front slowly sank across the area through the day, eventually settling just southwest of the region by evening. Moderate to strong instability ahead of this front aided in the development of widespread showers and thunderstorms across Connecticut during the…

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Jul 3, 2020

A backdoor cold front slowly sank across the area through the day, eventually settling just southwest of the region by evening. Moderate to strong instability ahead of this front aided in the development of widespread showers and thunderstorms across Connecticut during the…

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Jul 3, 2020

A backdoor cold front slowly sank across the area through the day, eventually settling just southwest of the region by evening. Moderate to strong instability ahead of this front aided in the development of widespread showers and thunderstorms across Connecticut during the…

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Jul 3, 2020

A backdoor cold front slowly sank across the area through the day, eventually settling just southwest of the region by evening. Moderate to strong instability ahead of this front aided in the development of widespread showers and thunderstorms across Connecticut during the…

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Jun 13, 2022

A warm frontal moved into the area overnight June 12 into early in the morning on june 13th allowing for thunderstorms to develop. These thunderstorms trained over southern Fairfield County in Connecticut and produced rainfall rates of 1-2 inches an hour.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Jul 18, 2022

Several rounds of heavy thunderstorms developed in the warm sector of a frontal system on July 18th, 2022. These thunderstorms developed in an environment with 2 to 2.3 inch PWAT values and CAPE near 3000 J/kg.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Jul 18, 2022

Several rounds of heavy thunderstorms developed in the warm sector of a frontal system on July 18th, 2022. These thunderstorms developed in an environment with 2 to 2.3 inch PWAT values and CAPE near 3000 J/kg.

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Flash Flood

New London, CT · Sep 12, 2018

Showers and thunderstorms developed along a stationary front draped across southern Connecticut during the afternoon of September 12th. The 8am sounding from Upton, NY recorded a precipitable water value of 2.16 inches, a record for the date based on the Storm Prediction…

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Flash Flood

New London, CT · Sep 12, 2018

Showers and thunderstorms developed along a stationary front draped across southern Connecticut during the afternoon of September 12th. The 8am sounding from Upton, NY recorded a precipitable water value of 2.16 inches, a record for the date based on the Storm Prediction…

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Sep 12, 2018

Showers and thunderstorms developed along a stationary front draped across southern Connecticut during the afternoon of September 12th. The 8am sounding from Upton, NY recorded a precipitable water value of 2.16 inches, a record for the date based on the Storm Prediction…

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Flash Flood

New London, CT · Sep 12, 2018

Showers and thunderstorms developed along a stationary front draped across southern Connecticut during the afternoon of September 12th. The 8am sounding from Upton, NY recorded a precipitable water value of 2.16 inches, a record for the date based on the Storm Prediction…

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Flash Flood

New London, CT · Sep 12, 2018

Showers and thunderstorms developed along a stationary front draped across southern Connecticut during the afternoon of September 12th. The 8am sounding from Upton, NY recorded a precipitable water value of 2.16 inches, a record for the date based on the Storm Prediction…

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Flash Flood

New London, CT · Sep 12, 2018

Showers and thunderstorms developed along a stationary front draped across southern Connecticut during the afternoon of September 12th. The 8am sounding from Upton, NY recorded a precipitable water value of 2.16 inches, a record for the date based on the Storm Prediction…

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Sep 25, 2018

Rain developed across the area ahead of an approaching warm front, consolidating into a slow-moving band of heavy rain west of New York City that advanced eastward across southern Connecticut during the afternoon and evening.

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Sep 25, 2018

Rain developed across the area ahead of an approaching warm front, consolidating into a slow-moving band of heavy rain west of New York City that advanced eastward across southern Connecticut during the afternoon and evening.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 25, 2018

Rain developed across the area ahead of an approaching warm front, consolidating into a slow-moving band of heavy rain west of New York City that advanced eastward across southern Connecticut during the afternoon and evening.

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Sep 25, 2018

Rain developed across the area ahead of an approaching warm front, consolidating into a slow-moving band of heavy rain west of New York City that advanced eastward across southern Connecticut during the afternoon and evening.

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