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This event caused over a dozen dam failures additional dams required repairs due to the floodwaters.The contiguous U.S.  The floods also caused significant damage to roads and bridges. Forecasters had to move to other locations to work.Įstimated damages from the flooding were more than $276 million (1982 dollars). The NERFC offices, which at that time were in Bloomfield, were flooded for a day. One of the ironies of this event was that one of the facilities impacted by this event was the Northeast River Forecast Center. In Clinton, a pedestrian was swept away to his death. In New London, an 8 year old was drowned in his flooded basement. In Salem, a woman died as she tried to escape her stalled truck. In Putnam a woman died as a pickup truck was swept away. According to the June 1982 NOAA National Climatic Center Storm Report, a woman drowned as a truck was swept into Roaring Brook in East Haddam. Specific reports regarding some of the deaths from this event follow. The floods caused the loss of at least 11 lives.

The smaller rivers, such as the Yantic, Farmington, and Shetucket, all received significant flooding as well as many smaller streams. The larger rivers in Connecticut, the Housatonic and Connecticut, were not as greatly impacted because their headwaters in the more northern parts of New England were not impacted by heavy rain with this event. The rainfall resulted in numerous floods and flash floods on smaller streams though the central part of the state. Preceding conditions of soil moisture and river levels were hampered by a storm the previous week, which had left up to 4 inches of rain in many of the same areas. Rainfall on Saturday, June 5, accounted for over half of that total when up to 10 inches fell. Up to 16 inches of rain fell in the region over 4 days, with the heaviest amounts occurring in south central Connecticut. A large low pressure system moved up from the Gulf Coast and moved slowly up to the northeast United States, producing an exceptional amount of rainfall in the state. Torrential rains affected Connecticut from June 4 to 7, 1982. NWS Boston, MA 1938 Hurricane Commemorative Website.Wikipedia History of 1938 Great New England Hurricane Map, from the NOAA Coastal Services Center.Response of the Connecticut River at Hartford, CT, to rains before and during the passage of the 1938 Hurricane The remains of houses with one lone house at far right: source, NOAA Image of the destruction along the Connecticut coastline. Dion, National Weather Service, Taunton, MA This information was taken from "Southern New England Tropical Storms and Hurricanes, A Ninety-eight Year Summary 1909-1997", by David R. A total of 8,900 homes, cottages and buildings were destroyed, and over 15,000 were damaged by the hurricane. A total of 2,605 vessels were destroyed, with 3,369 damaged. Damage to the fishing fleets was catastrophic. The hurricane was responsible for 564 deaths and at least 1,700 injuries in southern New England. Entire fleets were lost in marinas and yacht clubs along Narragansett Bay. Throughout southern New England, over 2,600 boats were destroyed, and over 3,300 damaged. Storm surge also fed northward into the lower portions of rivers feeding into Block Island Sound and Narragansett Bay, bringing storm surge flooding inland. Downtown Providence, was submerged under a storm tide of nearly 20 feet. Narragansett Bay took the worst hit, where a storm surge of 12 to 15 feet destroyed most coastal homes, marinas and yacht clubs. While the worst of the rainfall fell west Rhode Island, the state’s felt the destructive power of storm surge flooding. This hurricane was also known for the extensive flooding. Widespread power outages occurred, which in some areas lasted several weeks. Extensive damage occurred to roofs, trees and crops. Providence recorded sustained winds of 100 mph with a gust to 125 mph. Sustained winds of 91 mph, with a gust to 121 mph, were reported on Block Island. Sustained hurricane force winds occurred throughout most of southern New England. This kept the center of the storm over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream. Unlike most storms, this hurricane did not weaken on its way toward southern New England due to its rapid forward speed and its track. The center made landfall at the time of astronomical high tide, moving north at 60 mph. It made a 12-day journey across the Atlantic and up the Eastern Seaboard before crashing ashore on September 21 as a Category 3 Hurricane at Suffolk County Long Island, then into Milford, CT. This system developed in the far eastern Atlantic, near the Cape Verde Islands on September 4.

The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 was one of the most destructive and powerful storms ever to strike southern New England.