Jul 3, 2020
A backdoor cold front slowly sank across the area through the day, eventually settling just southwest of the region by evening. Moderate to strong instability ahead of this front aided in the development of widespread showers and thunderstorms across Connecticut during the afternoon and early evening hours. Rainfall totals across Fairfield County ranged from 1-4 inches, with the ASOS at Bridgeport Airport reporting 3.99 inches of rain.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 904700). 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.