Flood, Hartford
- When
- April 8, 7:00 AM EST to April 11, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hartford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Connecticut, April 8 to 11, 1997
Minor flooding occurred along the Connecticut River in Hartford as a result of the meltdown of record snowfall from the "Blizzard of '97" which occurred on March 31st-April 1st. A snow accumulation of 2 to 3 feet melted rapidly during the following days.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- 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 as a result of the meltdown of record snowfall from the "Blizzard of '97" which occurred on March 31st-April 1st. A snow accumulation of 2 to 3 feet melted rapidly during the following days. By April 8th, the Connecticut River reached flood stage of 16 feet at Hartford at 9 AM and later reached a crest of 18.2 feet at 4 AM on April 10th. The river dropped below flood stage at 11 AM on the 11th. 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
- Flood in North Dakota, April 8 to 10, 1997
- Flooding in Iowa, April 8 to 30, 1997
- Flooding in Illinois, April 8 to 30, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, April 8 to 11, 1997
- Flash Flood in Kansas, April 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in California, April 8, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 8, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Hawaii, April 8, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, April 8 to 9, 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: 5604689.