Connecticut, 2006

Flood in Connecticut, January 15 to 16, 2006

January 15 to 16, 2006 · NWS ALY · 1 event in 1 county or zone

On January 14, low pressure intensified and moved northeast across southern New England and northward along the New England coast. 5 inches) with this storm.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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 ALY wrote it up.

On January 14, low pressure intensified and moved northeast across southern New England and northward along the New England coast. Heavy rain occurred in southwestern New England (1.5 to 2.5 inches) with this storm. The rain produced extensive flooding in western New England on January 14 and January 15. Some river flooding lingered into January 16.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 14, 10:32 PM EST, 5 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 10:32 PM EST, 5 hours 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 10:53 PM EST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1053 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2006

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-
082>084-VTZ013>015-151200-
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
1053 PM EST SAT JAN 14 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
SOUTHERN VERMONT.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM SUNDAY.
REFER TO THE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ON SUNDAY. REFER TO THE
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL
AND WIND REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 15, 12:48 AM EST, 3 hours 27 minutes before
NEW YORK STATEWIDE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK

TROOP A

0045AM     SUN JAN 15 2006

#1 0000001 000

AWRC WLSR AHQT

00075    FILE 28   SP LOCKPORT     NY1310200                 JAN 15-06

TO       SP BATAVIA

 ROAD & WEATHER REPORT FOR NIAGARA COUNTY

 EASTERN NIAGARA COUNTY

      WEATHER: WINDY

      ROADS: DRY W/ ICY SPOTS

 WESTERN NIAGARA COUNTY, I-190 & ROBERT MOSES PARKWAY

      WEATHER: WINDY

      ROADS: DRY W/ ICY SPOTS

             I-190: DRY W/ ICY SPOTS

AUTH TROOPER D M SCIRRI        12-48A

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Northern Litchfield

When
January 15, 4:15 AM EST to January 16, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Litchfield forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.317, -73.383

During January 15 and 16, flooding occurred on the Housatonic River at Falls Village. Flood stage is 7.0 feet. A flood crest of 7.51 feet occurred on January 15, at 11:30 PM.

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

More

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5489093.