Heavy Rain — Fairfield, Connecticut

2010-10-01 · near Cannondale, Fairfield, Connecticut

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 266013. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.