Flood, Northern Middlesex
- When
- January 10, 12:00 PM EST to January 11, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Connecticut, January 10 to 11, 1998
Due to previous heavy rainfall and snowmelt north of Northern Middlesex County, the Connecticut River left its banks in the Portland/Cromwell area. In Portland, a few low-lying stretches of Main Street were under water for several days.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 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 OKX wrote it up.
Due to previous heavy rainfall and snowmelt north of Northern Middlesex County, the Connecticut River left its banks in the Portland/Cromwell area. In Portland, a few low-lying stretches of Main Street were under water for several days. In addition, water covered parts of Route 17A in Portland, between Bartlett Street and the former Portland Drive-In. Some water was also over a section of River Road near the Cromwell Outboard Association's boathouse.
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
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oregon, January 10 to 29, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Washington, January 10 to 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, January 10 to 11, 1998
- Flooding in Indiana, January 10 to 16, 1998
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 10 to 11, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 10 to 11, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 10 to 11, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 10 to 14, 1998
- High Surf in California, January 10 to 14, 1998
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 10, 1998
- Flooding in Illinois, January 10 to 23, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 10 to 12, 1998
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, January 1998
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: 5637262.