[5] Once the hurricane reached the coast of Long Island, it dumped an additional 13 to 20 inches of rain on Connecticut over a two-day period.

Two months later, another storm brought an additional 12 to 14 inches of rain to New England—hitting some communities that had been affected by the August floods, and others that had escaped.

[9] In Waterbury, the water reached an estimated 35 feet in places, and was reported to have moved at rates up to 50 miles per hour.

More than 25 helicopters—from the U.S. Navy and local companies like Sikorsky—were used to rescue hundreds of people from rooftops and tree branches where they clung to life.

[16] A Sunday-Herald reporter, who flew over the region the day after the floods, described the area as "a staggering toll of death in a shroud of mud".

[18] The following damage figures were outlined in the state report three months after the flood:[19] In New England, more than 200 dams suffered partial or total failure.

The Thomaston Dam on the Naugatuck River is one of the largest flood control measures erected by the Army Corps of Engineers.