USA – 1 Missing in Floods After 200mm of Rain in Connecticut

by in News, USA

More than 8 inches of rain fell in the Tri-state area of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, flooding roads and stranding vehicles.

The rain fell during a series of storms that lasted for several hours. National Weather Service said that 218 mm / 8.59 inches of rain fell in West Hamden, Connecticut, in a 27 hour period to 26 September, 2018. Palisades Park in Bergen County, New Jersey, recorded 141 mm / 5.56 inches and Irvington, Westchester County, New York recorded 116 mm / 4.58 inches.

One person is thought to be missing in Connecticut after disappearing in flooding along the Quinnipiac River in North Haven. Some residents in Clinton were evacuated from their homes after it was feared the Kelseytown Dam would overflow. Roads were closed in Norwich after the Yantic River broke its banks.

Some schools were closed as a result of flooding. School children were rescued from a stranded school bus in Stamford.

Roads and tunnels were also blocked in areas of New Jersey and New York, including the Bronx River Parkway. The Fire Department in the City of Hackensack, New Jersey, were called on to rescue up to 15 people from stranded vehicles.

Local media reported that around 100 workers had to be rescued from a flooded industrial park in Fairview, New Jersey.


Floods in New Jersey, USA, September 2018. Photo: City of Hackensack Fire Department Bergen County NJ

Floods in New Jersey, USA, September 2018. Photo: City of Hackensack Fire Department Bergen County NJ

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