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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.

Flash Flood

New London, CT · Jul 22, 2019

Flow parallel to a stalled frontal boundary across the region allowed showers and thunderstorms to train across the area during the afternoon and evening hours.

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Flash Flood

New London, CT · Jul 22, 2019

Flow parallel to a stalled frontal boundary across the region allowed showers and thunderstorms to train across the area during the afternoon and evening hours.

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Oct 24, 2017

A slow moving cold front approached the area during the evening of October 24th as a wave of low pressure formed along the Mid Atlantic coast.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Oct 24, 2017

A slow moving cold front approached the area during the evening of October 24th as a wave of low pressure formed along the Mid Atlantic coast.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Jul 17, 2018

Showers and thunderstorms developed in a moist and unstable airmass ahead of an approaching cold front, leading to isolated flash flooding across parts of Fairfield County.

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Flash Flood

New London, CT · Aug 17, 2019

With a frontal boundary stalled well south of the area, a combination of onshore flow and sea breeze boundaries resulted in the development of isolated convection across portions of southern Connecticut.

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Flash Flood

New London, CT · Aug 17, 2019

With a frontal boundary stalled well south of the area, a combination of onshore flow and sea breeze boundaries resulted in the development of isolated convection across portions of southern Connecticut.

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Flood

Hartford, CT · Jul 17, 2019

An approaching cold front, coupled with moisture associated with the remnants of Barry brought showers and thunderstorms to the region. In Massachusetts, a few of these storms were severe, with damaging wind gusts.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Jun 28, 2018

Convection developed out ahead of an approaching cold front in a high precipitable water environment (around 2 inches based on the 12Z 6/28 OKX sounding), leading to isolated flash flooding across parts of coastal Fairfield County, CT.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Jun 28, 2018

Convection developed out ahead of an approaching cold front in a high precipitable water environment (around 2 inches based on the 12Z 6/28 OKX sounding), leading to isolated flash flooding across parts of coastal Fairfield County, CT.

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Coastal Flood

Southern Fairfield, CT · Jan 23, 2016

Low pressure developed along the southern mid atlantic coast on the evening of the 23rd and then rapidly intensified as it slowly tracked northeast, south of Long Island, through the night of the 24th.

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Flood

Hartford, CT · Apr 16, 2018

Low pressure organized over the Ohio Valley on April 14th, swept to the Mid Atlantic coast on the 15th, and moved along the New England coast on the 16th.

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