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

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

Social Media

Tonight on Eyewitness News @ 6: a busy past 24 hours for crews in North Haven, include rescuing one man from rising flood waters at Quinnipiac River Park and searching for the possibility of another man there, which turned up empty. #WFSB pic.twitter.com/2yPCZd8L18

— Matt McFarland (@MattMcFarland3) September 26, 2018

The evacuation request related to flood risk from Connecticut Water’s Kelseytown Dam in Clinton and Westbrook has been lifted.

Water at the reservoir continues to recede. The heavy rain did not affect water quality and the water in our systems remain safe to drink. pic.twitter.com/l2jmThl6Kx

— Connecticut Water (@CTWater) September 26, 2018

Members of HFD making additional rescues in the area of Lodi and Green Street please do not drive through flooded streets you're putting yourself an emergency responders in jeopardy @ABC7NYNewsDesk @CBSNewYork @NBCNewYork @fox5ny @FiOS1NewsNJ @CliffviewPilot @northjersey pic.twitter.com/LJXiCbPMMD

— Hackensackfirenj (@HackensackFDNJ) September 25, 2018

https://twitter.com/ughHugs/status/1044722562385817601

Wow what an adventure for these kids in Stamford when there bus was flooded they were rescued by canoe. Thanks to @IAmTwoWheeler for the pics. #nbcct pic.twitter.com/7FIEMJjN4I

— Ryan Hanrahan (@ryanhanrahan) September 25, 2018

FLASH FLOODING in #EssexCounty #Fairfield NJ…Greenbrook creek overflowing into the parking lot at my job for the second time in a month pic.twitter.com/9MhMIoQWU0

— ✨Sheryle✨ (@Sheryle1122) September 25, 2018

Flood Summary

Last updated: October 4, 2018

Event

Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, September 2018

Date

September 26 to September 28, 2018

Type

Urban flood, Flash flood

Cause

Extreme rainfall

Heavy rain in the Tri-state area of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey on 26 September flooded roads and left vehicles stranded. One person was thought to be missing in Connecticut after disappearing in flooding along the Quinnipiac River in North Haven.