Coastal Flood in Connecticut

Events

67

Deaths

2

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, December 7 to 8, 19961 death · 6 eventsA second coastal storm formed in less than 24 hours off the Mid-Atlantic Coast. As it moved northeast off the coast, it spread heavy precipitation across the local area.The precipitation began around 6 pm on December 7th in the form of rain along the coast, but was mixed with…
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, March 31, 19971 death · 3 eventsAn intense low pressure system developed off the DELMARVA Coast during Monday morning. It moved slowly east-northeast, passing south of Long Island Monday afternoon and southeast of Cape Cod, MA during Tuesday morning, April 1st.Heavy rain developed by late Monday morning.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, December 6, 19968 eventsA strong low pressure system developed just off the DELMARVA Coast early Friday morning and moved slowly northeast.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, April 15 to 16, 20074 eventsA strong late season Nor'easter impacted the region with a period of moderate coastal flooding. The low orignated over the southern plains on Friday, April 13, and then reached the mid Atlantic coast Sunday morning, April 15.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, October 29 to 30, 20124 eventsTropical Storm Sandy formed in the Caribbean Sea on October 22. After drifting slowly southwest on October 23, Sandy turned to the north and intensified to a hurricane on October 24, just before making landfall in Jamaica.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, October 16 to 17, 20194 eventsStrong southerly winds in advance of intensifying low pressure helped produce moderate coastal flooding in Connecticut.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, January 13, 20244 eventsStrong low pressure shifted northeast through the eastern Great Lakes on January 13, 2024, sending a warm front through during the morning hours, followed quickly by a cold front.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, December 13, 19962 eventsA low pressure system developed off the Virginia Coast during Friday, December 13th.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, March 19 to 20, 19962 eventsA strong low pressure system over the Southern Appalachians early Tuesday moved slowly east-northeast off the DELMARVA Coast early Wednesday.Strong east winds that gusted from 40 to 50 MPH across most areas produced tides from 2 1/2 to 4 feet above normal, which resulted in…
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, October 19, 19962 eventsOn Friday October 18th, a strong low pressure system developed on a cold front over the DelMarVa Peninsula.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, August 20 to 21, 19972 eventsA low pressure system developed over the lower Midwest on Wednesday, August 20th. As it slowly intensified, it moved east-northeast across Pennsylvania, passing just south of Long Island during Thursday morning.East to southeast winds increased over the area during Wednesday…
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, November 14, 19972 eventsWith a high pressure system extending from northwest of the Great Lakes east-southeast across Northern New England, a low pressure system developed off the Carolina Coast during Thursday evening on November 13th.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, December 16, 20072 eventsStrong east to northeast winds blowing across a long distance of Long Island Sound combined with high astronomical tides caused moderate coastal flooding across parts of Connecticut's Western Long Island Sound shores.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, October 18, 20092 eventsModerate tidal flooding was caused by a strong pressure gradient between high pressure to the north and a coastal storm passing south of Long Island October 17th and 18th.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, March 13, 20102 eventsThe combination of strong high pressure over Southeastern Canada and intensifying low pressure tracking slowly northeast from the Mid-Atlantic States created a prolonged period of strong east winds across the region March 12th through the 14th.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, February 27, 20132 eventsA complex low pressure system tracking northeast through the Ohio Valley and Northeast United States produced strong onshore winds across the region Tuesday Night into Wednesday morning on February 27th.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, March 14, 20172 eventsA rapidly deepening low pressure system tracking up the eastern seaboard on Tuesday March 14th brought gale to storm force winds to the area waters, resulting in 2 to 4 feet of surge during the Tuesday morning high tidal cycle.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, March 3 to 4, 20182 eventsA powerful coastal storm impacted the region Friday through Sunday with North to Northeast Gale to Storm force winds.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, November 16, 20182 eventsEasterly Gale to Storm force winds resulted in tidal departures |of 3-5 ft above astronomical high tides around the times of high |tide overnight into early Friday morning.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, October 27 to 29, 20192 eventsAn approaching storm initially produced moderate coastal flooding across parts of southwest CT on the 27th. After the storm passed, easterly winds as high pressure built into New England also produced moderate coastal flooding there on the 29th.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, January 10, 20242 eventsStrong low pressure moving northeast from the Mid Atlantic region to southern New England during the night of January 9, 2024 into the early morning hours of January 10, 2024 produced high winds, which combined with high astronomical tides associated with an upcoming new moon to…
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, January 9, 19971 eventA low pressure system intensified as it moved north along the coast.High astronomical tides combined with brief easterly gales that developed across Long Island Sound during Thursday evening on January 9th and caused water to pile-up in the city of Milford at high tide.Tidal…
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, January 3, 20061 eventA strong low pressure system over the midwest on Monday, January 2nd, tracked east and dissipated over the Ohio Valley later that night. A secondary low developed to the south of Long Island early Tuesday morning, January 3rd, tracking well east of New England by evening.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, June 4 to 5, 20121 eventAn unusual cutoff low pressure system for June, resulted in a period of strong northeast winds across the region June 4 into June 5.
• Coastal Flood in Connecticut, January 23, 20161 eventLow pressure developed along the southern mid atlantic coast on the evening of the 23rd and then rapidly intensified as it slowly tracked northeast, south of Long Island, through the night of the 24th.

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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.