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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$25K damage

Tolland, CT · Jul 28, 2012

Several areas of low pressure traveled along a stationary front stalled across Southern New England producing showers and a few thunderstorms. In addition, strong southerly flow brought in a very moist airmass with precipitable water values above two inches.

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Flash Flood$75K damage

Litchfield, CT · Dec 17, 2000

A complex storm system began to evolve on Saturday December 16 across the Mississippi Valley. A surface low tracked north into the eastern Great Lakes by December 17.

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Flood$100K damage

Hartford, CT · Mar 7, 2011

An area of low pressure lifting through the eastern Mid-Atlantic and deepening through southeast New England into the Gulf of Maine resulted in an area of heavy rains with amounts ranging 2 to 5 inches across coastal and interior New England on top of melting snows.

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Flash Flood$55K damage

Litchfield, CT · Jun 17, 2001

The remnants of tropical storm Allison joined forces with a slow moving cold front from the west, to produce torrential rainfall over much of Litchfield County on June 17.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Litchfield, CT · Dec 17, 2000

A complex storm system began to evolve on Saturday December 16 across the Mississippi Valley. A surface low tracked north into the eastern Great Lakes by December 17.

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Flood$50K damage

Tolland, CT · Oct 15, 2005

A low pressure system interacted with a plume of tropical moisture as the low slowly moved parallel to the Long Island and south Massachusetts coasts, resulting in excessive rain and flooding across north central and northeast Connecticut.

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Flood$50K damage

Hartford, CT · Apr 16, 2007

An unusually strong and slow moving coastal storm for mid April tracked to western Long Island Sound on April 16th before weakening slowly and drifting offshore.

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Flash Flood

New London, CT · Jan 10, 2024

A large low pressure system impacted the area late on January 9th and into the 10th with long duration persistent moderate to heavy rainfall. In addition to widespread river flooding, some localized areas of flash flooding occurred as the heaviest rainfall associated with…

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Jan 10, 2024

A large low pressure system impacted the area late on January 9th and into the 10th with long duration persistent moderate to heavy rainfall. In addition to widespread river flooding, some localized areas of flash flooding occurred as the heaviest rainfall associated with…

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Flash Flood

Litchfield, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A coastal low pressure system led to prolonged periods of heavy rainfall in northwest Connecticut on August 18, 2024. Rainfall totals were greatest in southern Litchfield County where total accumulations ranged from 1.75 to 8.80.

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Flash Flood

Litchfield, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A coastal low pressure system led to prolonged periods of heavy rainfall in northwest Connecticut on August 18, 2024. Rainfall totals were greatest in southern Litchfield County where total accumulations ranged from 1.75 to 8.80.

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Flash Flood

Litchfield, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A coastal low pressure system led to prolonged periods of heavy rainfall in northwest Connecticut on August 18, 2024. Rainfall totals were greatest in southern Litchfield County where total accumulations ranged from 1.75 to 8.80.

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Flash Flood

Litchfield, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A coastal low pressure system led to prolonged periods of heavy rainfall in northwest Connecticut on August 18, 2024. Rainfall totals were greatest in southern Litchfield County where total accumulations ranged from 1.75 to 8.80.

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Flash Flood

Litchfield, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A coastal low pressure system led to prolonged periods of heavy rainfall in northwest Connecticut on August 18, 2024. Rainfall totals were greatest in southern Litchfield County where total accumulations ranged from 1.75 to 8.80.

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Flash Flood

Litchfield, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A coastal low pressure system led to prolonged periods of heavy rainfall in northwest Connecticut on August 18, 2024. Rainfall totals were greatest in southern Litchfield County where total accumulations ranged from 1.75 to 8.80.

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Flash Flood

Litchfield, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A coastal low pressure system led to prolonged periods of heavy rainfall in northwest Connecticut on August 18, 2024. Rainfall totals were greatest in southern Litchfield County where total accumulations ranged from 1.75 to 8.80.

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A frontal system over the area on August 18th allowed for the development of rain early in the morning. As the day progressed, mesoscale features including multiple boundary interactions and a mesolow allowed thunderstorms to continue to intensify with persistent back-building…

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A frontal system over the area on August 18th allowed for the development of rain early in the morning. As the day progressed, mesoscale features including multiple boundary interactions and a mesolow allowed thunderstorms to continue to intensify with persistent back-building…

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A frontal system over the area on August 18th allowed for the development of rain early in the morning. As the day progressed, mesoscale features including multiple boundary interactions and a mesolow allowed thunderstorms to continue to intensify with persistent back-building…

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A frontal system over the area on August 18th allowed for the development of rain early in the morning. As the day progressed, mesoscale features including multiple boundary interactions and a mesolow allowed thunderstorms to continue to intensify with persistent back-building…

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A frontal system over the area on August 18th allowed for the development of rain early in the morning. As the day progressed, mesoscale features including multiple boundary interactions and a mesolow allowed thunderstorms to continue to intensify with persistent back-building…

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A frontal system over the area on August 18th allowed for the development of rain early in the morning. As the day progressed, mesoscale features including multiple boundary interactions and a mesolow allowed thunderstorms to continue to intensify with persistent back-building…

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A frontal system over the area on August 18th allowed for the development of rain early in the morning. As the day progressed, mesoscale features including multiple boundary interactions and a mesolow allowed thunderstorms to continue to intensify with persistent back-building…

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Aug 18, 2024

A frontal system over the area on August 18th allowed for the development of rain early in the morning. As the day progressed, mesoscale features including multiple boundary interactions and a mesolow allowed thunderstorms to continue to intensify with persistent back-building…

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