Flood — New London, Connecticut

2010-03-30 to 2010-03-31 · near Taftville, New London, Connecticut

Event narrative

Major flooding occurred on the Quinnebaug River at Jewett City. The river crested at 23.26 ft. at 0630 EST on March 31, 2010 and remained above flood stage until the morning of April 1. As a result, roads were damaged by flood waters including, South Main St. A retaining wall was also damaged on School St. A woman nearly electrocuted herself while attempting to unplug a clothes dryer. Water inside the walls of her 24 Wedgewood Dr. apartment caused the wire to become live and she was badly shocked and taken to the hospital. Coincidentally, 13 other apartments were evacuated after the ceilings collapsed inside the first and second-floor apartments. The Jewett City sewage treatment plant also located on Wedgewood Dr. suffered severe flooding and the National Guard was called in to assist in the efforts to keep raw sewage from backing into homes and into the Quinebaug River.

Wider weather episode

A Nor'easter centered off the Delmarva coast produced an extended period of heavy rainfall across the area as it tracked very slowly to the northeast. This caused widespread flooding across portions of Southern Connecticut. Major flooding occurred in New London County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 221714. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.