Storm Damage

Historic flooding in Connecticut last month destroyed homes, businesses and roads, and several people lost their lives. WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with the director of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's wildlife division, as officials are assessing the impact on local wildlife.

After late August flooding, the Brookhaven Town Council approved a resolution to buy properties to offload excess stormwaters.

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.

A Connecticut legislative task force is working on proposals that might prevent dam breaches, following last week's concern about the Fitchville Pond Dam after really high water in the Yantic River caused flooding in Bozrah and Norwich.

The Fire Island to Montauk Point project, known as FIMP, has been six decades in the making. It is meant to be a long-term solution to beach erosion, and better protect vulnerable downtown areas from flooding.

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

Suffolk County officials say the damage from wind, rain and storm surge is similar to that of Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy over a decade ago.

Tuesday night’s storm brought heavy rain and high winds to Connecticut, causing coastal and inland flooding. On Wednesday morning, communities along the Norwalk River cleaned up the damage.