Tropical Storm Andrea Dumped More Than 3 Inches Of Rain On Ridgefield

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Weather forecasters said Tropical Storm Andrea would dump 2 to 4 inches of rain on Fairfield County from Friday into Saturday. And they were right.

A Wilton grocery store employee collects carts in the heavy rain Friday.
Photo Credit: *Karen Tensa*

by The Daily Voice

06/08/2013 11:30 a.m.

Andrea was the first named storm of the not-yet-a-week-old Atlantic hurricane season. It hit Florida late Thursday and quickly swept up the East Coast.

Skies were sunny Saturday, but not until after a deluge of heavy rain on Friday and overnight Saturday.

Here are some of the unofficial rainfall totals as of 5 a.m. Saturday, for the previous 25 hours, as reported by the National Weather Service:

Bridgeport: 4.60 inches
Danbury Airport: 3.89 inches
Norwalk: 3.62 inches
Stamford: 3.34 inches

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