Waterbury Flood of 1955

In Connecticut, it's simply known as the Flood of '55. Others remember it as "Black Friday". On 11 August 1955, Hurricane Connie, which had already dumped a great deal of rain in the NorthEast had brushed the NorthWest tip of Connecticut and saturated the grounds in Winsted and surrounding towns. Less than a week later, Hurricane Diane arrived in Connecticut after damaging Washington D.C. and New York City. The water was too much for the ground to hold and set the stage for one of the worst disasters ever to hit the state of Connecticut.

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