Tropical Storm Hanna impacted Southern Connecticut, making landfall near the Nassau/Suffolk County border around 10:35 pm on the 6th. 45 inches at New Canaan.
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
Tropical Storm Hanna impacted Southern Connecticut, making landfall near the Nassau/Suffolk County border around 10:35 pm on the 6th. Storm total rainfall ranged from 2.76 inches at Groton Airport to 6.45 inches at New Canaan. The highest sustained wind of 25 knots (29 mph) was reported in Bridgeport with the highest peak gust of 34 knots (39 mph) measured at Groton Airport. The lowest sea-level pressure was 996 mb. at Groton Airport. Coastal storm tides of 2 feet or less above astronomical tide levels were common. Near the coast, as well as inland, only scattered trees were reported down due to the wind, causing minor damage. No fatalities or injuries were attributed to the winds. All of the associated effects of Hanna resulted in an estimated $32,000 in property damage, and a minimal amount of crop damage. One person was killed due to flash flooding.
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 Sep 6, 8:25 AM EST, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 701 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 CTZ009>012-NJZ005-006-011-NYZ071>081-071115- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)- QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 701 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. TROPICAL SYSTEM HANNA HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING HEAVY RAIN AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE LOCAL AREA FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AS SUCH...URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS EXPECTED...AND RIVER FLOODING REMAINS A POSSIBILITY. PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD WATCH AND HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. CTZ005>008-NJZ002>004-NYZ067>070-071115- NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 701 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING. TROPICAL SYSTEM HANNA HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING HEAVY RAIN AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE LOCAL AREA FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AS SUCH...URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IS EXPECTED...AND RIVER FLOODING REMAINS A POSSIBILITY. PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD WATCH AND HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-071115- LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS- SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY- MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM- SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM- 701 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TROPICAL STORM WARNING. TROPICAL SYSTEM HANNA HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS TO THE LOCAL WATERS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVERNIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. IN ADDITION...LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELLS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SEAS AROUND INLETS AND JETTIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MALOIT
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Scattered trees were reported down in Northern Fairfield County from Tropical Storm Hanna. A wind gust of 27 kt (31 mph) was reported at Danbury. Rainfall amounts ranged from 5.22 inches at Danbury Airport to 6.22 inches at Danbury.
Scattered trees were reported down in Northern Middlesex County from Tropical Storm Hanna.
Scattered trees were reported down in Northern New Haven County from Tropical Storm Hanna. Reported wind gusts ranged from 30 kt (34 mph) at Oxford Airport to 34 kt (39 mph) at Meriden. Rainfall amounts ranged from 3.89 inches at Meriden Airport to 4.32 inches at Oxford Airport.
Scattered trees were reported down in Northern New London County from Tropical Storm Hanna. A wind gust of 33 kt. (38 mph) occurred at North Stonington. Rainfall amounts ranged from 3.20 inches at the Automated Flood Warning System gauge at Norwich to 3.97 inches at Lisbon.
Scattered trees were reported down in Southern Fairfield County from Tropical Storm Hanna. A wind gust of 33 kt. (38 mph) occurred at Bridgeport Airport. Rainfall amounts ranged from 2.90 inches at the Bridgeport Airport to 6.45 inches at New Canaan.
Scattered trees were reported down in Southern Middlesex County from Tropical Storm Hanna. A rainfall amount of 3.86 inches was reported at Clinton.
Scattered trees were reported down in Southern New Haven County from Tropical Storm Hanna. A wind gust of 30 kt. (35 mph) was recorded at New Haven Airport. A rainfall amount of 3.31 inches was reported at New Haven Airport.
Scattered trees were reported down in Southern New London County from Tropical Storm Hanna. Reported wind gusts ranged from 34 kt. (39 mph) at Groton Airport to 36 kt. (41 mph) at Niantic. Rainfall reports ranged from 2.76 inches at Groton Airport to 3.17 inches at Old Lyme.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Connecticut in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, September 2008The 2008 hurricane season
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: 135347, 135348, 135349, 135352, 135353, 135354, 135356, 135357.