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Oct 16, 2020 · Parts of the state that were spared the worst of the devastating August flood found themselves underwater and other parts, like Hartford, were flooded for a second time on October 15 and 16, 1955. Flooding at Rice Heights, Hartford (detail).
Record heights were recorded in many rivers, including the Connecticut River, which peaked at 37.6 feet (11.5 m) in Hartford, the Merrimack River, the Pemigewasset River, and the Androscoggin River. [1] The flood led to an estimated 150 to 200 deaths across the Northeast, and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in 1936 dollars.
The Flood of 1955 was one of the worst floods in Connecticut's history. Two back-to-back hurricanes saturated the land and several river valleys in the state, causing severe flooding in August 1955. The rivers most affected were the Mad River and Still River in Winsted, the Naugatuck River, the Farmington River, and the Quinebaug River. [1]
Aug 19, 2015 · The flooding on the Naugatuck River began upstream in Winsted when the Mad River exploded from its banks, destroying downtown Winsted. The surge of water continued downstream into Torrington,...
- Ryan Hanrahan
Sep 21, 2018 · The hurricane caused massive flooding of the Connecticut River on Hartford’s low-lying East Side, long an immigrant neighborhood.
In Connecticut, a two-hundred-foot-wide dam in New Hartford burst, releasing eight million gallons of water. The entire Farmington River Valley evacuated. In Hartford, the floodwaters rose to an astonishing 38 feet above normal.
Apr 14, 2022 · The history of flooding along the 400-mile Connecticut River runs deep, and disaster management expert Josh Shanley says one flood should be instructive. In his new book, Connecticut River Valley Flood of 1936, Shanley examines that devastating event, and warns that “past is prologue," calling for "a coordinated effort by many agencies on all ...
