Jan 24, 1996
A low pressure system which tracked across the northern Great Lakes on the 24th of January produced additional rain across the already ground soaked region. This created more runoff which, along with an ice jam near New Milford caused the Housatonic River to flood from Gaylordsville south to the Long Island Sound.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5553583). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Northern Litchfield County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.