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Flash Flood — Litchfield, CT

Nov 9, 1996

From Friday morning November 8 to Saturday morning November 9, a slow moving low pressure system tracked from northern Pennsylvania to northern New York. This system produced 2 to 3 inches of rain across much of Connecticut. Minor flooding occurred along the East Aspetuck River from New Preston to New Milford.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5577245). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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