Jan 23, 2016
Low pressure developed along the southern mid atlantic coast on the evening of the 23rd and then rapidly intensified as it slowly tracked northeast, south of Long Island, through the night of the 24th. The resulting surge from 36 hours of gale to storm force north to northeast winds, combined with high astronomical tides, resulted in areas of minor to localized moderate coastal flooding along western Long Island Sound during the morning of January 23rd.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 615900). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Southern Fairfield County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.