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Hartford relatively unscathed as inland suburbs get slammed by Elsa
DPW officials say that they are concerned about runoff from upriver in Massachusetts overwhelming the Connecticut River banks here as we go through the weekend. Author: Matt Caron Updated: 8:53 PM EDT July 9, 2021
WETHERSFIELD, Conn. At least we are safe, said Francis Rivera of Wethersfield. Tropical Storm Elsa showed her teeth even in inland Connecticut.
Hartford s Reserve Road was submerged under about a foot of standing water. On Brown Street in Hartford, storm drains bubbled over. A tree fell on the wires on Barnard Street while Hartford’s notoriously flooded Blue Hills neighborhood was relatively unscathed. It’s turned out to be a little bit better than we expected. We were looking at a forecast of potentially up to five inches of rain, said Hartford Director of Public Works Michael Looney.