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Connecticut, 2011
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.
Events by hazard
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2011 was 292 against 312 in 2010.
Counties with the most recorded events
| County | Events in 2011 |
|---|---|
| Litchfield County | 52 |
| New Haven County | 49 |
| Fairfield County | 40 |
| Hartford County | 29 |
| Windham County | 13 |
| Tolland County | 10 |
| Middlesex County | 9 |
| New London County | 7 |
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2011 | Fairfield | Thunderstorm Wind | 30 mph | $7,500 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 Aug 2011 | Forecast zone | Tropical Storm | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 28 Aug 2011 | Hartford | Flood | — | $8,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 29 Oct 2011 | Tolland | Heavy Snow | — | $3,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 17 Feb 2011 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7 Mar 2011 | Tolland | Flood | — | — | — | 3 |
| 28 Aug 2011 | Windham | Tropical Storm | — | $20,000,000 | — | — |
| 28 Aug 2011 | Hartford | Tropical Storm | — | $20,000,000 | — | — |
| 28 Aug 2011 | Tolland | Tropical Storm | — | $20,000,000 | — | — |
| 1 Aug 2011 | Middlesex | Lightning | — | $50,000 | — | 1 |
| 29 Oct 2011 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9 Jun 2011 | New Haven | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9 Jun 2011 | New Haven | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 29 Oct 2011 | Hartford | Heavy Snow | — | $8,000,000 | — | — |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Hartford | Winter Storm | — | $2,500,000 | — | — |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Forecast zone | Ice Storm | — | $2,100,000 | — | — |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $1,400,000 | — | — |
| 8 Jul 2011 | New Haven | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Tolland | Winter Storm | — | $850,000 | — | — |
| 1 Feb 2011 | Windham | Winter Storm | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 8 Jul 2011 | Middlesex | Flash Flood | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 2 Feb 2011 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | $123,000 | — | — |
| 7 Mar 2011 | Hartford | Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 8 Sep 2011 | Hartford | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jul 2011 | Windham | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75,000 | — | — |
| 9 Jun 2011 | Fairfield | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $75,000 | — | — |
| 7 Mar 2011 | Hartford | Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 9 Jun 2011 | Litchfield | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.
Federal disaster declarations in 2011
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2011 | DR-4046 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storm | 7 |
| 31 Oct 2011 | EM-3342 | Emergency | Severe Storm | Severe Storm | 8 |
| 2 Sep 2011 | DR-4023 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Irene | 8 |
| 27 Aug 2011 | EM-3331 | Emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene | 8 |
| 3 Mar 2011 | DR-1958 | Major disaster | Snowstorm | Snowstorm | 6 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2011 date of loss
4,176 NFIP claims, 3,396 of them paid, for $98,307,425.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.