Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormCONNECTICUT, Southern6:15 pm on March 10th. It crested at 11.14 feet (3.14 feet above its' flood stage) on March 10th around 1:45 am. The hardest hitareas along the river reach were near Yantic Flats up to Fireman's Field. The river also overflowed its' banks further downstream inthe Norwich Town Mall, which sent water into the parking lot.Rainfall began around 1:30 pm on March 8th across Southern New Haven County and spread north by 5 pm. It became heavy andproduced river flooding. Rainfall amounts generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches. Here are selected rainfall amounts:o For New Haven County, from 2.87 inches at Milford to 4.10 inches at North Branford.March 1998Middlesex CountyCountywideo For Northern New London County, from 3.31 inches at Jewett City to 3.89 inches at the Norwich Public Utilities.09 1000EST0 0Flood1900ESTTwo low pressure systems formed along a front over the Southeast U.S. One low formed over the Western Gulf of Mexico andanother formed off the Southeast U.S. Coast. As both lows moved north-northeast, they intensified. A strong moist east wind flowdeveloped ahead of the approaching strong warm front.This system produced widespread heavy rainfall including thunderstorms that caused serious widespread urban, small stream, andriver flooding. Twenty residents in Clinton, Middletown, Portland, Haddam, Durham and Middlefield had to evacuate their homesdue to flooding. Torrential rain caused rapids to form on River Road in Middletown and caused a car to flip over in Cromwell atRoute 3 and Sanford Lane. Parts of River Road were washed out. Significant flooding occurred in the area of Beaver MeadowRoad, Candlewood Hill, and Hidden Lake. The Hidden Lake Causeway was closed to traffic for several hours because of flooding.Rainfall began around 1:30 pm on March 8th across coastal Middlesex County and spread north by 5 pm. It became heavy andproduced flooding at the times shown above. Rainfall amounts ranged from 3 to 5 inches across the County.DELAWAREKent CountyCountywideNew Castle CountyCountywideSussex CountyCountywideNew Castle CountyCoochs BridgeThis system also produced strong wind gusts from 40 to 55 mph that in combination with the heavy rain caused some tree limbs tofall along with scattered power outages.0809080908091100EST1000EST1100EST1000EST1100EST1000EST000000Heavy RainHeavy RainHeavy Rain09 0845EST0 0Flood1400ESTRain overspread Delaware during the late morning on the 8th preceding a low pressure system's warm front. The heaviest rain inthe state fell during the afternoon on the 8th and again during the morning of the 9th before it ended. This caused some urban andpoor drainage flooding and the second surge of heavy rain pushed the Christina River over its banks during the second half of themorning into the early afternoon on the 9th. At Coochs Bridge, the Christina River exceeded its 9 foot flood stage from 845 a.m.EST through 2 p.m. EST on the 9th. It crested at 10.1 feet at 1045 a.m. EST. Storm totals throughout the state averaged betweenone and two inches and included 1.90 inches in Lewes, 1.60 inches in Newark, 1.54 inches in Dover, 1.50 inches in Odessa, 1.47inches in Wilmington and 1.31 inches in Georgetown.DEZ003>004New Castle CountyCoochs BridgeInland Sussex - Delaware Beaches09 0200EST1000EST0 00 WindStrong southeast winds preceding and accompanying a low pressure system's warm front brought wind gusts as strong as 40 to 50mph across Sussex County during the first half of the 9th. Some widely scattered power outages occurred.190610EST1045EST00Flood35 29