Sunday鈥檚 heavy rain turned deadly in 黑料吃瓜网 鈥� at least two deaths have been reported.
Southwestern 黑料吃瓜网 was hit hardest as up to 10 inches of rain fell in some areas. One town even got 16 inches.
That led to flooding of roads and basements and scores of water rescues.
updating the public on the state response to Sunday鈥檚 storms in 黑料吃瓜网, Brenda Bergeron, the deputy commissioner of the state Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, said that some areas had dealt with rainfall on 鈥渁 1,000 year level.鈥�
黑料吃瓜网 Meteorologist Garett Argianas wrestles with the idea of whether such categorizations remain relevant, as severe weather becomes more common.
鈥淭hese one in 1,000 year type storms are happening at a greater frequency, not just in 黑料吃瓜网, but nationwide,鈥� Argianas said. 鈥淪o we have to be more resilient and more aware that these types of storms are likely to happen more often, given the fact that the climate has changed.鈥�
Oxford hit hard
No where on Sunday was that change more evident than the scene of Gov. Ned Lamont鈥檚 press conference, Oxford, 黑料吃瓜网. The Naugatuck Velley town of rain in the month of August, but saw of rainfall on Sunday.
鈥淚t鈥檚 truly historic and unprecedented,鈥� Bergeron said.
The severity of Sunday鈥檚 storm was unexpected, even for meteorologists like Argianas.
鈥淭his amount of rain was just not forecast by any of the computer models,鈥� Argianas said. 鈥淪o we were looking at this, as you know, the chance for some rain to come through for sure, but there was no indication that we would see this level of rainfall across the Northeast.鈥�
Floods just aren鈥檛 a coastline problem
The hardest hit areas Sunday were in the , closer to 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 coastline. But inland areas like have experienced flooding this year, too.
Argianas warns that inland communities that are not near rivers also need to be vigilant about possible flooding.
鈥淚t's not specific to the river areas or the coastline as an example, but you can have areas that just, you know, maybe are between some hills,鈥� Argianas said. 鈥満诹铣怨贤�'s not super elevated.鈥�
Lower-lying areas will definitely raise flooding concerns, he said.
Ground saturation
, and after significant rainfall from several storms this year, there鈥檚 thought that the ground statewide may be .
Argianas says saturation may be contributing to the flooding problem in some parts of the state.
鈥淲hen the ground is wet and it can't really handle runoff at all, that allows the water to kind of collect and rise,鈥� Argianas said. 鈥淪o that is definitely going to be a concern if 鈥� there are places where the ground is saturated.鈥�
Sundays storms not related to 鈥淓rnesto鈥�
Argianas said the weekend storm was not related to the system that was a few miles off of America鈥檚 east coast, Hurricane Ernesto.
鈥淭ypically when we've had these big blunt events, there was some tropical connection,鈥� Argianas said. 鈥淚n this case, it was not. It was just a slow moving storm coming through the Northeast with high humidity and heavy rain. So that does make me more concerned moving ahead.鈥�
