Hurricanes Connie and Diane hit within days of one another.
Tropical Storm Fred and Hurricane Henri will hit within days of each other.
Hurricanes Connie & Diane Deliver Double Hit – Who Knew?Jump forward 66 years…
CT History
August 12, 2020
…that Hurricanes Connie and Diane, which struck within days of each other in August 1955, exceeded the combined property damage of the Flood of 1936 and Hurricane of 1938? The latter alone had caused an estimated $100 million in property damage and the loss of 85 lives.
Connie struck first, on August 12 and 13, sparing the state high winds but dropping up to 8 inches of rain, particularly saturating southwestern Connecticut. Five days later, Diane arrived, pouring another 16 inches of rain on the state, hitting the Naugatuck Valley and the northwestern towns hard; northeastern towns such as Stafford Springs and Putnam were also hard hit, the latter suffering from the Quinebaug Dam’s collapse in Southbridge, Massachusetts.
Small Tornado Likely in Thompson; Roads Flooded; Power OutagesSome areas of Connecticut got close to 5 inches of rain, my town got 2 inches.
NBC Conncticut
By Kaitlyn McGrath
The NBC Connecticut meteorologists were tracking a rotation in storms moving through Thursday morning and said a storm in Thompson was likely a small tornado.
Eversource is reporting 1,495 power outages and more than 450 of them are in Thompson.
Storms brought heavy downpours, remnants of Fred, which caused flooding in parts of the state and issues on the roads.
There are flash flood warnings for Windham, Hartford, and Tolland counties.
The rain is also causing several issues on the roads this morning.
Hartford police said there is heavy flooding in several locations around the city.
They have been receiving calls in the Blue Hills/Granby Street area.
They urge people not to drive in standing water.
Now add to that Henri that is scheduled to arrive Sunday… beware this is the same scenario as 1955. Depending on the track this could be a biggie!
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