420 first-hand accounts of flood events in Connecticut, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Low pressure moving up the spine of the Appalachians resulted in widespread heavy rainfall and reports of flash flooding across portions of southern Connecticut. A record high precipitable water value of 1.66 inches was recorded on the 12Z sounding from Upton, NY.
Read the full account →Low pressure moving up the spine of the Appalachians resulted in widespread heavy rainfall and reports of flash flooding across portions of southern Connecticut. A record high precipitable water value of 1.66 inches was recorded on the 12Z sounding from Upton, NY.
Read the full account →After a frigid end of December and beginning of January, an unseasonably warm airmass was pumped into western New England on January 12th on southerly winds. The temperatures reached the 50s and 60s during the day.
Read the full account →After a frigid end of December and beginning of January, an unseasonably warm airmass was pumped into western New England on January 12th on southerly winds. The temperatures reached the 50s and 60s during the day.
Read the full account →After a frigid end of December and beginning of January, an unseasonably warm airmass was pumped into western New England on January 12th on southerly winds. The temperatures reached the 50s and 60s during the day.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A warm front moving across southern New England triggered strong to severe thunderstorms in western portions of southern New England from the mid afternoon hours through the evening.
Read the full account →A warm front moving across southern New England triggered strong to severe thunderstorms in western portions of southern New England from the mid afternoon hours through the evening.
Read the full account →A warm front moving across southern New England triggered strong to severe thunderstorms in western portions of southern New England from the mid afternoon hours through the evening.
Read the full account →A warm front moving across southern New England triggered strong to severe thunderstorms in western portions of southern New England from the mid afternoon hours through the evening.
Read the full account →A warm front moving across southern New England triggered strong to severe thunderstorms in western portions of southern New England from the mid afternoon hours through the evening.
Read the full account →A warm front moving across southern New England triggered strong to severe thunderstorms in western portions of southern New England from the mid afternoon hours through the evening.
Read the full account →A robust backdoor cold front for early July standards in southern New England provided the forcing for some strong thunderstorms in northern Connecticut and western Massachusetts in the afternoon.
Read the full account →From Friday morning November 8 to Saturday morning November 9, a slow moving low pressure system tracked from northern Pennsylvania to northern New York. This system produced 2 to 3 inches of rain across much of Connecticut.
Read the full account →Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed over northwestern Connecticut during the afternoon hours on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. This was due to an upper level disturbance passing through the area.
Read the full account →A deepening area of low pressure tracked across the region on the evening of October 16th. Several bands of moderate to heavy rain moved across the region in an 8-9 hour time period, with numerous reports of 3-6 inches of rainfall resulting in isolated flash flooding in New…
Read the full account →The remnants of Tropical Storm Phillipe merged with a mid-latitude system approaching the U.S. East Coast. This created an area of low pressure that moved north from the Carolinas through New York State on the 29th.
Read the full account →Low pressure moved north through the Great Lakes. This swung a cold front slowly east into Southern New England on October 25. The front stalled over the region during the 25th before moving off to the east on the 26th.
Read the full account →Low pressure moved north through the Great Lakes. This swung a cold front slowly east into Southern New England on October 25. The front stalled over the region during the 25th before moving off to the east on the 26th.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front crossed New England from the afternoon of January 12 to the morning of January 13. Strong southerly winds ahead of the front drew mild and humid air north over Southern New England. This helped generate heavy downpours before the front moved through.
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