Flash Flood in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Flash Flood September 6, 2008 · Fairfield County, Connecticut

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Winnipauk (41.1205, -73.4191).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 136555. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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