Heavy Rain in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Heavy Rain October 1, 2010 · Fairfield County, Connecticut

Deaths

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

In Wilton, a man and a woman drowned shortly after launching their 2-person kayak into the swollen Norwalk River in the early evening hours after the heavy rain had ceased. Neither of them were wearing a life preserver, and the river was moving quickly at the time of the accident. Rainfall totals ranged from 1.59 inches in Bridgeport to 5.54 inches in Danbury.

The wider storm

Low pressure tracked up the east coast and interacted with a stalled frontal boundary and approaching upper level low pressure system. Strong southerly flow allowed for the transport of tropical moisture, including the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole, up the coast which resulted in heavy rain and flooding in portions of Fairfield and New Haven Counties.

Began near Cannondale (41.2199, -73.4172).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 266013. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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