Severe Weather

The Small Business Administration opened two Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Suffolk County to aid businesses and residents impacted by the August storms. The centers will provide individual assistance relating to disaster relief loan applications.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has denied a request for disaster money to help the Suffolk County homeowners who survived flood damage this summer — a decision New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she'll appeal.

Connecticut was awarded a federal relief grant of $3 million for road repairs from the flood in late August. The Lamont administration is still finalizing the account to determine qualification for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Nearly 3,000 residents submitted reports to a damage assessment tool after Suffolk County experienced record rainfall in late August, destroying infrastructure and displacing families.

State Senator Tony Hwang (R-Fairfield) said the federal declaration will allow residents and municipalities to apply for government assistance.

Sunday’s historic flash flooding killed two women in Oxford, Connecticut. It also caused extensive damage to roadways and devastated several homes and businesses.

During Sunday's flooding, guests were evacuated from an upscale event venue in Monroe, Connecticut, as a sinkhole opened on the venue’s lawn.

Roads throughout Connecticut were washed away from storms on Sunday, with some areas receiving up to 10 inches of rain.

The incident draws attention to CT's decade-old, public-private system of inspecting the 3,300 dams that fall under its regulatory authority.

In Eastern Connecticut at The Windham Region No Freeze Project, the nonprofit will be extending their operating hours from evening to daytime to help those in need of somewhere to stay.