Jul 9, 2023
A strong upper-level system brought widespread rounds of showers and thunderstorms to northwestern Connecticut on July 9-10, 2023. Northern and western portions of the county were hardest hit with rainfall amounts between 4 and 7 inches. This resulted in numerous reports of flash flooding and washed out roads and culverts.||A local declaration of emergency was issued in the Town of Norfolk following flash flood damage along Route 272. The damage along this road caused some homes to become isolat
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1117687). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Litchfield County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.