Heavy Rain, Hartford
- When
- September 10, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford County, Bristol
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Connecticut, September 10, 1999
A slow moving cold front, combined with tropical moisture arriving from the south, resulted in heavy rainfall across northern Connecticut. 57 inches in Bristol.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 3
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.
A slow moving cold front, combined with tropical moisture arriving from the south, resulted in heavy rainfall across northern Connecticut. The heaviest rain fell in Hartford County, west of the Connecticut River, where totals of up to 4 inches were reported, including 3.57 inches in Bristol. Amounts elsewhere averaged between 2 and 3 inches. No flooding was reported. The rainfall total of 2.78 inches at Bradley International Airport set a new daily rainfall record.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Tolland
- When
- September 10, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tolland County, Stafford
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Rain, Windham
- When
- September 10, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Windham County, Ashford
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.827, -71.977 (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
- Tornado and Flood in Oklahoma, September 10, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, September 10, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Maine, September 10 to 11, 1999
- Heavy Rain in New Hampshire, September 10, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Massachusetts, September 10 to 11, 1999
- Hail in Kansas, September 10, 1999
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, September 10, 1999
- Waterspouts in Ohio, September 10 to 16, 1999
- Wildfire in Oregon, September 10 to 12, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, September 10, 1999
- Wildfire in Wyoming, September 10 to 11, 1999
- Flood in New York, September 10, 1999
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, September 1999
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: 5722172, 5722173, 5722174.