Flash Flood — Fairfield, Connecticut

2008-09-06 · near Winnipauk, Fairfield, Connecticut

Event narrative

A homeless man was swept down the Norwalk River from his home under the Cross Street Bridge. His body was found at 8:15 am Sunday morning off of Chimon Island, just outside Norwalk Harbor. The medical examiner determined the death was consistent with drowning with a boat propeller injury occurring after death.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Hanna impacted Southern Connecticut, making landfall near the Nassau/Suffolk County border in New York around 10:35 pm on the 6th. Storm total rainfall ranged from 2.76 inches at Groton Airport to 6.45 inches at New Canaan. Periods of torrential rain from heavy showers and thunderstorms caused flash flooding in urban areas, small streams, and rivers. One person was killed due to flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 136555. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.