Heavy Rain in Connecticut, June 13 to 14, 1998

Name: Heavy Rain in Connecticut, June 13 to 14, 1998
Start: 1998-06-13T12:00
End: 1998-06-14T06:00
Location: Connecticut

June 13 to 14, 1998 · NWS OKX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A low pressure system over the Great Lakes on Saturday, June 13th moved southeast and redeveloped just south of New York City Sunday morning, June 14th. Rain began across the area from 3 am to 6 am on June 12th and didn't end until Sunday evening on June 14th.

Where it happened

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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.

A low pressure system over the Great Lakes on Saturday, June 13th moved southeast and redeveloped just south of New York City Sunday morning, June 14th. It then moved east of the area during Sunday.Rain began across the area from 3 am to 6 am on June 12th and didn't end until Sunday evening on June 14th. There were at least two bursts of heavy rain during this 3 day period, which saw rainfall amounts from 1 to just over 6 inches across the region. Heavy downpours caused localized flooding of streets, low-lying and poor drainage areas.Here are selected rainfall amounts for:o Fairfield County - At Bridgeport, 3.36 inches of rain was measured.o New Haven County - from 1.22 inches at Meriden to 2.33 inches at Madison.o New London County - from 2.40 inches at Lebanon to 6.34 inches at Norwich.

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Event by event

4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Fairfield

When: June 13, 12:00 PM EST to June 14, 3:00 AM EST
Where: Fairfield County, Countywide
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 41.326, -73.447 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, New Haven

When: June 13, 1:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where: New Haven County, Countywide
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 41.362, -72.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Middlesex

When: June 13, 2:00 PM EST to June 14, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Middlesex County, Countywide
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, New London

When: June 13, 3:00 PM EST to June 14, 6:00 AM EST
Where: New London County, Countywide
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Connecticut in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Connecticut, June 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: 5658736, 5658737, 5658738, 5658739.