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The governor of Connecticut declared a state of emergency after historic flooding left two dead and prompted hundreds of evacuations over the weekend, he said in a Monday news conference.
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 ...
Connecticut State Sen. Richard Blumenthal said at a news conference that the towns of Seymour, Newtown and Danbury also incurred major damage he described as "heartbreaking and gut-churning." Most ...
There were flash flood emergencies declared for parts of Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield and Hartford counties in Connecticut. CNN reported Monday morning that at least one person was reported ...
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]
The Connecticut River Flood Control Compact between the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont was established in 1953 to help prevent serious flooding. [ 49 ] 1936–present: Water supply
The Connecticut River itself also overflowed and flooded farms near Amherst, [98] while heavy rainfall caused a river dam near Montague, which held 10,000 cubic feet (280 m 3) of water per second, to flow ten times that rate. [99] The Deerfield River also overflowed, leading to road and bridge closures in Greenfield. [100]
Two women who were swept away by flood waters in the town of Oxford on Sunday were found dead, commanding officer of the Connecticut State Police Col. Daniel Loughman said in a news conference ...