Flood, Hartford
- When
- December 19, 5:00 AM EST to December 21, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hartford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Connecticut River
Flood in Connecticut, December 19 to 21, 2000
Minor flooding occurred on the mainstem Connecticut River from Thompsonville downstream through Hartford and Middletown. Runoff from snow melt and heavy rain in northern New England, associated with the December 17th windstorm, worked its way down the reach of the river and produced crests of less than one foot above flood stage.
Where it happened
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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 BOX wrote it up.
Minor flooding occurred on the mainstem Connecticut River from Thompsonville downstream through Hartford and Middletown. Runoff from snow melt and heavy rain in northern New England, associated with the December 17th windstorm, worked its way down the reach of the river and produced crests of less than one foot above flood stage. A crest of 5.16 feet occurred at Thompsonville at 9 am on the 19th, just over its 5 foot flood stage. Hartford crested at 16.70 feet at 1130 pm on the 19th, a little more than half a foot over its flood stage of 16 feet, and Middletown crested at 8.51 feet at 10 am on the 20th, half a foot over its 8 foot flood stage. There were no reports of flood damage, since flood waters were limited to low lying areas surrounding the river.
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
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, December 19, 2000
- Cold in North Carolina, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Georgia, December 19, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 19, 2000
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, December 19, 2000
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, December 2000
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: 5168267.