Heavy Rain, Fairfield
- When
- March 11, 2:30 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.326, -73.447 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Connecticut, March 11 to 12, 2000
On Saturday, March 11th, as a high pressure system moved east of New England, a low pressure system developed over the Southeast United States. Rain developed between 7 am and 8 am and spread rapidly northeast across the region.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 OKX wrote it up.
On Saturday, March 11th, as a high pressure system moved east of New England, a low pressure system developed over the Southeast United States. Rain developed between 7 am and 8 am and spread rapidly northeast across the region. Although a few brief periods of heavy rain fell during the morning, a steady moderate to heavy rainfall occurred during the afternoon and evening. Heavy rain ended around midnight. The low passed over the New York City Metro Area on Sunday morning, March 12th.A 2 to 3 inch rainfall caused ponding of water in low lying and poor drainage areas.Here are selected rainfall amounts for:Fairfield County: from 2.31 inches at Bridgeport to 2.36 inches in Danbury.New London County: 2.24 inches of rain was measured at Norwich Public Utilities.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, New Haven
- When
- March 11, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- New Haven County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -72.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Middlesex
- When
- March 11, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, New London
- When
- March 11, 4:00 PM EST to March 12, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- New London County, Countywide
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.504, -72.101 (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
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 11, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New York, March 11, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Ohio, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 11, 2000
- Hail and Strong Wind in Maryland, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 11, 2000
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, March 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: 5141520, 5141521, 5141522, 5141523.