Connecticut, 2007Flash Flood in Connecticut, October 19, 2007
October 19, 2007 · NWS OKX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
As a cold front moved east toward the region, it produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding across portions of Southern Fairfield County in Connecticut. A narrow band of heavy showers and thunderstorms was oriented from the south southwest to the north northeast across Southern Fairfield County.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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As a cold front moved east toward the region, it produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding across portions of Southern Fairfield County in Connecticut.
A narrow band of heavy showers and thunderstorms was oriented from the south southwest to the north northeast across Southern Fairfield County. The highest radar estimated rainfall rates were 1.5 to 2.0 inches per hour.
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 New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 19, 1:36 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 19, 1:36 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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- When
- October 19, 3:30 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, 0.69 mi S of Norwalk to 1.14 mi ESE of Norwalk
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 41.090, -73.420
Flash flooding caused the closure of portions of Route 123 in Norwalk.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, October 19, 2007$105,000 · 56 kt wind · 9 events
- Flash Flood in Alabama, October 19, 2007$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, October 19, 2007$35,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events
- Flash Flooding in Florida, October 19, 2007$40,000 · 3 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 19, 20079 events
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in California, October 19 to 20, 200756 kt wind · 5 events
- High Wind in Nevada, October 19 to 20, 200764 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, October 19, 200750 kt wind · 5 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in New York, October 19, 200750 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, October 19 to 20, 200750 kt wind · 4 events
- Waterspouts in Gulf of Mexico, October 19 to 20, 20073 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 19, 20073 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 60299.