Flood, Hartford
- When
- April 20, 4:00 PM EST to April 23, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Connecticut, April 20 to 23, 1997
Minor flooding occurred along the Connecticut River in Hartford from April 20th through the 23rd. 1 feet at 6 PM on the 21st.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOX wrote it up.
Minor flooding occurred along the Connecticut River in Hartford from April 20th through the 23rd. The river reached flood stage of 16 feet at Hartford at 5 PM on the 20th and crested at 17.1 feet at 6 PM on the 21st. It then fell below flood stage at 11 PM on the 23rd. No significant damage was reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Oklahoma, April 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 1997
- Hail in Missouri, April 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 20, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 20, 1997
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, April 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5604690.