Heavy rain caused widespread street flooding in downtown Westport on Sept. 13, 2026, prompting a town alert advising residents to stay indoors until 2 p.m.
Heavy rain floods downtown Westport streets on Sept. 13
Heavy rain caused widespread street flooding in downtown Westport on Sept. 13, 2026, prompting a town alert advising residents to stay indoors until 2 p.m.
Violet Lane resident Morley Boyd said he was running all seven of his pumps and reported blown circuits, describing the flooding as the worst he had seen. Boyd said large outdoor furniture was being carried by floodwaters.
Boyd's wife, Pamela Wriedt-Boyd, who has lived on Violet Lane for 58 years, also said it was the worst flood she had seen there. Church Lane resident Sal Liccione said he had never seen anything like it.
The Westport Weston Family YMCA announced it would remain closed until 1 p.m. that day because of flooded roads in the area. Photographs showed flooding on Violet Lane, Church Lane, Myrtle Avenue near Church Lane, and at Sconset Square.
- The source does not state the total rainfall amount or the authority measuring it.
- The source does not state what triggered the town alert or which town body issued it.
- The source does not state whether any injuries, road closures, or property damage were formally reported.
- The source does not state when or whether floodwaters receded.
- The source does not state the basis for comparison used by residents claiming record or extreme flooding.
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