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Flood — 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. This storm brought strong winds and widespread river and stream flooding to northern Connecticut.|Northeast winds gusted as high as 55 mph in the higher elevations of Tolland and Windham Counties, which brought down branches in North Grosvenor Dale and a tree in Coventry.|Rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches, combined with wet antecedent co

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 27749). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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