Connecticut’s Worst Natural Disaster - The Floods of 1955

Amazing Tales from Off and On Connecticut‘s Beaten Path

It’s called the worst natural disaster in recorded Connecticut history – the Floods of 1955. Not one, not two, but three storms (two hurricanes and a tropical storm) dropped mind-boggling amounts of rainfall on communities around the state – resulting in 80 deaths, thousands of injuries and billions of dollars in damage. Hear from the Danbury Museum and Historical Society Executive Director Brigid Guertin, about the city that suffered more than most, and from Redding native and local historian Brent Colley about the devastation south of the city.