Flash Flood in Connecticut, June 7 to 9, 2000

Name: Flash Flood in Connecticut, June 7 to 9, 2000
Start: 2000-06-07T01:00
End: 2000-06-09T12:00
Location: Connecticut

June 7 to 9, 2000 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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.

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Litchfield

When: June 7, 1:00 AM EST to June 9, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Litchfield County, Canaan
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 41.847, -73.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An area of low pressure developed over the DelMarVa Peninsula by early June 6. This storm tracked up the coast and became a full-blown nor'easter. It tapped into a rich supply of tropical moisture and produced a very heavy rainstorm across Litchfield County. Specific amounts included 3.53 inches at Bakersville, 3.87 inches at Bulls Bridge and 2.53 inches at Thomaston Dam. The runoff from the rain caused the Housatonic River to rise above flood stage from June 7 through June 9. The river crested at 0.8 feet above the 7 foot flood stage at Falls Village, and 0.3 feet above flood stage at Gaylordsville. No damage or injuries were reported to the National Weather Service with this flooding.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5150343.