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Eventdex · Heavy Rain

HARTFORD

5643082

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event_typeHeavy Rain
ncei_event_id5,643,082
episode_id2,076,308
begin_utc1998-03-08T21:00:00+00:00
end_utc1998-03-10T03:00:00+00:00
stateCONNECTICUT
cz_typeZ
cz_nameHARTFORD
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
episode_narrativeA powerful storm system moving slowly northeast from the Ohio Valley to the eastern Great Lakes brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to Connecticut, which resulted in urban street flooding, basement flooding, small stream flooding, and main stem river flooding. At times, the rainfall was torrential, especially in thunderstorms during the evening of March 9th. Rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches were reported across northern Connecticut. Some of the greatest totals included: Storrs, 4.86"; Willimantic, 4.50"; South Windsor, 4.00"; Glastonbury, 3.86"; Woodstock, 3.80"; Wethersfield, 3.77"; Newington and Scotland, 3.60"; and Southington, 3.56". A new record daily rainfall total for March 9th was established at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, with 2.40". Several small streams flooded. The Quinnipiac River at Southington reached flood stage of 3.5 feet at 1:00 PM on March 9th, crested at 5.0 feet at 9:45 PM and then fell below flood stage at 11:00 AM on March 10th. One unidentified stream reached flood stage at 1:20 PM on March 9th at West Hartford. Another unidentified stream reached flood stage in Newington at 1:25 PM on March 9th. In Windham County, at Warrenville, the Mount Hope River reached flood stage of 7 feet at 1:00 PM on March 9th, crested at 8.5 feet at 12:00 AM on March 10th, then fell below flood stage at 6:00 AM on March 10th. The Connecticut River reached flood stage of 16 feet at Hartford at 1 PM on March 11th, crested at 16.9 feet at 10 AM on March 12th, then fell below flood stage at 11 PM on the 12th. The Farmington River at Simsbury crested at 11.7 feet at 9 PM on the 10th, just shy of flood stage, which is 12 feet. Strong south winds occurred after the passage of a warm front during the mid to late morning hours. Winds gusted to 40 to 55 mph.
year1,998

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