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The Flood of 1955 was one of the worst floods in Connecticut's history. Two back-to-back hurricanes saturated the land and several river valleys in the state, causing severe flooding in August 1955. The rivers most affected were the Mad River and Still River in Winsted, the Naugatuck River, the Farmington River, and the Quinebaug River. [1]
At least 100 people were evacuated by search and rescue teams in Connecticut due to severe flooding, ... The weather also caused some flight disruptions at New York City-area airports. As of 11 p ...
The long and costly recovery effort has begun in Connecticut and New York after historic flooding caused sweeping damage over the weekend. ... leaving much of the scenic area in ruin. Dan Panico ...
860/959: FIPS code: 09-62710: GNIS feature ID: 0213494: ... The result was flooding in many of the state's rivers, ... the town has a total area of 20.4 square miles ...
Several buildings associated with the company, including the movie theater, were destroyed when the State of Connecticut widened the road in front of the factory in 1949, and when the Flood of 1955 (Connecticut) flooded the Naugatuck River, causing extensive damage through the valley. In 1984 the brick factory buildings were placed on the ...
DANBURY, Conn. -- At least two people were found dead Monday in Connecticut, a day after more than 100 had to be rescued as torrential rain brought extreme flooding to the western part of the ...
The Naugatuck River is a 40.2-mile-long (64.7 km) [4] river in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its waters carve out the Naugatuck River Valley in the western reaches of the state, flowing generally due south and eventually emptying into the Housatonic River at Derby, Connecticut and thence 11 miles (18 km) to Long Island Sound .
Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes splurged nearly $13,000 slurping down raw oysters, going to a pricey salon day and taking a trip to Martha’s Vineyard, as Connecticut was hit with historic flooding.