Flash Flood, Litchfield
- When
- July 15, 5:50 PM EST to 11:50 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, Bantam
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding and Flood in Connecticut, July 15 to 16, 2000
A stalled frontal boundary across northwest Connecticut interacted with a strong upper level disturbance from July 15 into July 16. The result, was a slow moving low pressure area which formed over Virginia.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $10,000
- 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 ALY wrote it up.
A stalled frontal boundary across northwest Connecticut interacted with a strong upper level disturbance from July 15 into July 16. The result, was a slow moving low pressure area which formed over Virginia. This low pumped a deep layer of tropical air into the region, resulting in a heavy rainstorm. Rainfall ranged from three to locally more than five inches. Specific amounts included 3.66 inches at Bakersville, and 5.20 at Bulls Bridge. The rainfall resulted in enough runoff to cause the Aspatuk River to rise quickly out of its banks. Flooding was also noted on State Highway Route 7 in Falls Village. Also, a skywarn spotter observed flooding in Bantam. Runoff from the heavy rains caused the Housatonic River to swell briefly above the seven foot flood stage at Falls Village by July 17.
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:51 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Litchfield
- When
- July 15, 5:51 PM EST to 11:55 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield County, New Milford
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Litchfield
- When
- July 16, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Litchfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in New York, July 15 to 16, 2000
- Flash Flood in Florida, July 15, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 15, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Maryland, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Massachusetts, July 15, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 15, 2000
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, July 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: 5165232, 5165231, 5165233.