HARTFORD, Conn. — With storm after storm dropping copious amounts of rain recently, any semblance of drought is long gone in Connecticut.
Only a few months ago, conditions were so dry that the state nearly fell back into a moderate drought across the state, but that is far from the case now.
It seems like Connecticut has been seeing soaking rainstorms just about every single week. On the shoreline, Bridgeport has picked up 12.31” of rainfall since June 1. Southern Connecticut has seen its fair share of rain as well with the numbers really picking up in northern portions of the state.
During the Meteorological Summer - which runs from June to August - Willington has recorded a whopping 26.1” of rain! Stafford has also been up around that level, topping out at 27.61”.
In the same three-month span, in the northern part of the state, the average is 12.55" so they're more than a foot over average. Bridgeport averages 10.96", so they're 1.35" above average.
Those numbers are coming from a citizen science program called CoCoRaHS, which stands for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network.
Every day, people all across the country record their precipitation amounts, and that valuable data help meteorologists predict flooding potential.
With all that rainfall soaking into the ground recently, the state will be on the weather watch for flash flooding as the rain comes down this week. Due to Ida's remnants, the state may see another 2-5 inches of rain.
Some models also show localized higher amounts as well while off to the west in Pennsylvania, models predict double-digit rainfall totals.
Ida caused devastation in Louisiana and Mississippi with heavy rainfall and high storm surge.
On Monday, rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought more than 670 people in Louisiana trapped by floodwaters to safety. An additional 20 people were rescued in Mississippi.
Crews planned to go door to door in hard-hit areas to make sure everyone got out safely.
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