Heavy Rain, Fairfield
- When
- November 7, 7:00 PM EST to November 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.326, -73.447 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Connecticut, November 7 to 9, 1997
With a strong high pressure system extending from north of New England southwest across the Great Lakes, a low pressure system formed off the Southeast Coast during Thursday, November 6th. The low slowly intensified as it moved very slowly north off the Mid-Atlantic Coast Friday and Saturday.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 4
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 OKX wrote it up.
With a strong high pressure system extending from north of New England southwest across the Great Lakes, a low pressure system formed off the Southeast Coast during Thursday, November 6th. The low slowly intensified as it moved very slowly north off the Mid-Atlantic Coast Friday and Saturday. It did not pass north of the area until Sunday, November 9th.The heaviest rain fell during Saturday morning and afternoon on November 8th. Generally 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches of rain fell across the area. However, specific amounts ranged from 1.51 inches at Bridgeport to 2.67 inches at Danbury (Fairfield County). Minor flooding of low-lying poor drainage areas occurred where leafs clogged drains. In addition, northeast winds gusted from 30 to 40 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, New Haven
- When
- November 7, 7:00 PM EST to November 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -72.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Middlesex
- When
- November 7, 7:00 PM EST to November 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, New London
- When
- November 7, 7:00 PM EST to November 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- New London County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 41.504, -72.101 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, November 7 to 8, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, November 7 to 8, 1997
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, November 7 to 8, 1997
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 7, 1997
- Heavy Rain in New York, November 7 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, November 7, 1997
- Coastal Flood and Strong Wind in Delaware, November 7 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, November 7, 1997
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, November 7 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Maryland, November 7 to 8, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, November 7, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, November 7 to 8, 1997
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, November 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: 5623611, 5623612, 5623613, 5623614.