Connecticut, 2017

Flood and Strong Wind in Connecticut, October 29 to 30, 2017

October 29 to 30, 2017 · NWS BOX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

S. East Coast.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • 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
$21,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 BOX wrote it up.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Phillipe merged with a mid-latitude system approaching the U.S. East Coast. This created an area of low pressure that moved north from the Carolinas through New York State on the 29th. The low swung a cold front through Southern New England during the early morning of the 30th. The combined sysytem generated strong winds. Tropical moisture flowing north ahead of the cold front contributed to heavy downpours, with between three and six inches of rain reported in Northeast and Northcentral Connecticut.

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 Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 29, 3:58 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 29, 3:58 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

2 strong wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Hartford

When
October 29, 6:10 PM EST
Where
Hartford forecast zone
Measured
45 kt (52 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

At 610 PM EST, a tree fell on a house on Desmond Drive in Wethersfield.

Strong Wind, Windham

When
October 30, 12:35 AM EST to 12:50 AM EST
Where
Windham forecast zone
Measured
42 kt (48 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$6,000
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
41.827, -71.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Multiple trees were reported down on Ross Road and Hubbard Hill Road in Danielson.

Flood, Hartford

When
October 30, 1:25 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
Where
Hartford County, 1.53 mi SW of Edgewood to 1.12 mi WSW of Edgewood
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Amateur Radio
Coordinates
41.688, -72.925

At 125 AM EST, King Street near Page Park in Bristol was closed due to a stream overflowing the road.

What these are

Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
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

Every storm in Connecticut in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, October 2017

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 722583, 722586, 722770.