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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 Haven, CT · Jul 4, 2023

A stalled frontal boundary over the area provided a focus for convection to develop in the afternoon on July 4th. CAPE values of greater than 2000 J/kg and PWAT values near 1.8-2 allowed thunderstorms that developed along the stationary front to slowly drift southward while…

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A slow moving cold front sparked thunderstorm development in the early morning hours on September 13th, 2023. These thunderstorms moved fairly slowly and trained over portions of Southern Connecticut producing flash flooding with rainfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A slow moving cold front sparked thunderstorm development in the early morning hours on September 13th, 2023. These thunderstorms moved fairly slowly and trained over portions of Southern Connecticut producing flash flooding with rainfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A slow moving cold front sparked thunderstorm development in the early morning hours on September 13th, 2023. These thunderstorms moved fairly slowly and trained over portions of Southern Connecticut producing flash flooding with rainfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A slow moving cold front sparked thunderstorm development in the early morning hours on September 13th, 2023. These thunderstorms moved fairly slowly and trained over portions of Southern Connecticut producing flash flooding with rainfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A slow moving cold front sparked thunderstorm development in the early morning hours on September 13th, 2023. These thunderstorms moved fairly slowly and trained over portions of Southern Connecticut producing flash flooding with rainfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A slow moving cold front sparked thunderstorm development in the early morning hours on September 13th, 2023. These thunderstorms moved fairly slowly and trained over portions of Southern Connecticut producing flash flooding with rainfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A slow moving cold front sparked thunderstorm development in the early morning hours on September 13th, 2023. These thunderstorms moved fairly slowly and trained over portions of Southern Connecticut producing flash flooding with rainfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Sep 13, 2023

A slow moving cold front sparked thunderstorm development in the early morning hours on September 13th, 2023. These thunderstorms moved fairly slowly and trained over portions of Southern Connecticut producing flash flooding with rainfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 11, 2023

Heavy thunderstorms developed in an unstable and moist environment on September 11th, 2023 and produced flash flooding in Connecticut. Thunderstorms developed along a stationary front that was draped over the area in an environment with 2000-2500 J/kg of SBCAPE and 1.7-1.9…

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 11, 2023

Heavy thunderstorms developed in an unstable and moist environment on September 11th, 2023 and produced flash flooding in Connecticut. Thunderstorms developed along a stationary front that was draped over the area in an environment with 2000-2500 J/kg of SBCAPE and 1.7-1.9…

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 11, 2023

Heavy thunderstorms developed in an unstable and moist environment on September 11th, 2023 and produced flash flooding in Connecticut. Thunderstorms developed along a stationary front that was draped over the area in an environment with 2000-2500 J/kg of SBCAPE and 1.7-1.9…

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Coastal Flood

Southern New London, CT · Jan 10, 2024

Strong low pressure moving northeast from the Mid Atlantic region to southern New England during the night of January 9, 2024 into the early morning hours of January 10, 2024 produced high winds, which combined with high astronomical tides associated with an upcoming new moon to…

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Coastal Flood

Southern Middlesex, CT · Jan 10, 2024

Strong low pressure moving northeast from the Mid Atlantic region to southern New England during the night of January 9, 2024 into the early morning hours of January 10, 2024 produced high winds, which combined with high astronomical tides associated with an upcoming new moon to…

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Flood$20K damage

Windham, CT · Feb 13, 2008

A low pressure system developed off the Mid-Atlantic coast and moved up the east coast southeast of Nantucket producing snow, rain, and ice across Southern New England.

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Flood$20K damage

Hartford, CT · Feb 13, 2008

A low pressure system developed off the Mid-Atlantic coast and moved up the east coast southeast of Nantucket producing snow, rain, and ice across Southern New England.

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Sep 1, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread southern Connecticut during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 1, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread southern Connecticut during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 1, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread southern Connecticut during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 1, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread southern Connecticut during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Flash Flood

Fairfield, CT · Sep 1, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread southern Connecticut during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Sep 1, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread southern Connecticut during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Flash Flood

New Haven, CT · Sep 2, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread southern Connecticut during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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Flash Flood

New London, CT · Sep 2, 2021

Extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida overspread southern Connecticut during the evening of September 1 and continued through the early morning hours of September 2.

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