Flood in Litchfield County, Connecticut

Flood September 2, 2021 · Litchfield County, Connecticut

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A police vehicle was swept away by the swollen Weekeepeemee River at Jack's Bridge, resulting in the death of the Police Sergeant occupying the vehicle.

The wider storm

The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ida resulted in several reports of flash flooding over during the early morning hours of September 2. Rainfall from the evening of the 1st through the early morning hours of the 2nd totaled three to six inches. Several roads were closed as a result of the flooding, and one fatality occurred when a police officer's patrol vehicle was swept away by flood waters.

Began near Hotchkissville (41.5580, -73.2157).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 984176. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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