An area of low pressure tracked across New York and New England during the late night of Friday (June 26) and morning of Saturday (June 27). Heavy convective rains fell with 3 to 6 inches across the county.
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The episode as NWS BTV wrote it up.
An area of low pressure tracked across New York and New England during the late night of Friday (June 26) and morning of Saturday (June 27). Heavy convective rains fell with 3 to 6 inches across the county. Extensive flooding occurred, especially along the New Haven and White Rivers. A number of people were without power. A state of emergency was declared with the National Guard assisting cleanup operations.In Bristol and Lincoln extensive road washouts resulted with a number of bridges washed out. The New Haven River ripped up trees and moved trailer homes off their foundations. In Bristol up to 10 people had to be rescued with a number of evacuations. In Lincoln, the library flooded with 80 percent of the literary material damaged. In Granville and Hancock where the White River flooded...road damage was extensive.Extensive agricultural losses included widespread damage to hay and corn crops, damage to farm equipment and 2 pigs drowned.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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