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