At least 1 person missing and about 100 evacuated by rescue crews as flash flooding hit parts of Connecticut and New York
At least one person is missing and at about 100 people have been evacuated by urban search and rescue crews after heavy rainfall caused a flash flood emergency in the Connecticut counties of New Haven and Fairfield, amid other such warnings scattered acro
Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in Connecticut's New Haven and Fairfield counties, leading to evacuations and road closures. At least one person is missing in Oxford, New Haven County, while officials reported widespread flooding and water rescues.
Emergency crews evacuated 19 people and a dog from a restaurant and nearby apartment in Oxford. Responders used a ladder truck to rescue individuals trapped in the Brookside Inn, which was surrounded by rushing water.
Governor Ned Lamont assured residents that the state is providing resources for towns to respond to the emergency and ensure public safety.
The National Weather Service downgraded the flash flood emergency to a flood warning in effect until 10:30 a.m. Monday, impacting Waterbury, Danbury, and Fairfield.
Southwestern Connecticut experienced 6 to 10 inches of rainfall in six to nine hours, with Monroe, Connecticut, receiving 9.98 inches, a one-in-200-year event for the city.
Additional rainfall is expected Monday afternoon, with a level 2 out of 4 risk of excessive rainfall for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York state.
Emergency management officials reported ongoing water rescues, mudslides, washed-out roadways and bridges, and swollen rivers. They are also assessing the integrity of dams in the affected area.
In New York, nearly 1 million people in Suffolk County were under a flash flood emergency early Monday. Heavy rainfall caused dangerous driving conditions in Connecticut, prompting road closures in Stamford, Danbury, Southbury, and Naugatuck.
Train service was suspended on the Metro-North Railroad Waterbury Branch due to a mudslide near Seymour, Connecticut.
Heavy rainfall triggered a mudslide and gas leak near an apartment complex in Danbury, leading to evacuation. Another apartment complex in Danbury had to be evacuated due to flooding.
Connecticut's emergency operations center is monitoring the situation and deployed an urban search and rescue team to Southbury.
At least two state parks were closed due to flooding.
Thunderstorms hit the New York City area, causing over 700 flight cancellations at JFK, Newark, and LaGuardia airports.
Emergency crews evacuated 19 people and a dog from a restaurant and nearby apartment in Oxford. Responders used a ladder truck to rescue individuals trapped in the Brookside Inn, which was surrounded by rushing water.
Governor Ned Lamont assured residents that the state is providing resources for towns to respond to the emergency and ensure public safety.
The National Weather Service downgraded the flash flood emergency to a flood warning in effect until 10:30 a.m. Monday, impacting Waterbury, Danbury, and Fairfield.
Southwestern Connecticut experienced 6 to 10 inches of rainfall in six to nine hours, with Monroe, Connecticut, receiving 9.98 inches, a one-in-200-year event for the city.
Additional rainfall is expected Monday afternoon, with a level 2 out of 4 risk of excessive rainfall for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York state.
Emergency management officials reported ongoing water rescues, mudslides, washed-out roadways and bridges, and swollen rivers. They are also assessing the integrity of dams in the affected area.
In New York, nearly 1 million people in Suffolk County were under a flash flood emergency early Monday. Heavy rainfall caused dangerous driving conditions in Connecticut, prompting road closures in Stamford, Danbury, Southbury, and Naugatuck.
Train service was suspended on the Metro-North Railroad Waterbury Branch due to a mudslide near Seymour, Connecticut.
Heavy rainfall triggered a mudslide and gas leak near an apartment complex in Danbury, leading to evacuation. Another apartment complex in Danbury had to be evacuated due to flooding.
Connecticut's emergency operations center is monitoring the situation and deployed an urban search and rescue team to Southbury.
At least two state parks were closed due to flooding.
Thunderstorms hit the New York City area, causing over 700 flight cancellations at JFK, Newark, and LaGuardia airports.