Jul 9, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall in Rhode Island on Friday morning before moving into the Gulf of Maine. It interacted with a stalled frontal boundary and brought widespread heavy rainfall of 2 to 3.5 inches and gusty winds along the south coast, which caused scattered tree damage.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 969520). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Tolland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.