Flood — Windham, Connecticut

2023-09-13 · near Elliot, Windham, Connecticut

Event narrative

In Pomfret, Sandy Brook was out of its banks flooding Cherry Hill Rd at Woodard Rd.

Wider weather episode

A frontal system brought a period of heavy rain, flash flooding, and embedded thunderstorms to southern New England from the morning to mid evening. In addition to much tree damage from straight line winds, there was one tornado in Connecticut, 2 in Rhode Island, and 1 in Massachusetts. These all occurred in the afternoon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1121854. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.