Sep 6, 2008
Tropical Storm Hanna impacted Southern Connecticut, making landfall near the Nassau/Suffolk County border in New York around 10:35 pm on the 6th. Storm total rainfall ranged from 2.76 inches at Groton Airport to 6.45 inches at New Canaan. Periods of torrential rain from heavy showers and thunderstorms caused flash flooding in urban areas, small streams, and rivers. One person was killed due to flash flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 136555). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Fairfield County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.