storm 2018

It's truly hard to put into words just how much our local area was affected by the series of intense and destructive weather activity that hit us on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.

According to White House sources, President Trump has declared the state of Connecticut a disaster relief area due to the macrobursts and tornadoes that struck the state on May 15th. He has ordered Federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts.

FEMA, The Federal Emergency Management Agency, toured Brookfield on Monday to assess the damage from the May 15th storm. Brookfield was one of the hardest hit area's in the entire state.

The count down to Memorial Day weekend is on. But with the massive storm that hit Connecticut recently, will you be able to enjoy celebrating the long weekend at our state parks?

The unprecedented storm that hit our part of the state remains devastating on so many levels. Here's what one town is doing to lessen the burden a bit.

It sure has been a crazy week, the storm, the aftermath, the clean up, which in some towns is still going on. We're also seeing some first hand video's of the storm in progress, especially in New Fairfield.

Paula Flower, her husband Greg along with their 4 children just made it out of their New Fairfield home before it was consumed by fire.

In the aftermath of the micro bursts and tornadoes that hit our local area most of us were without power at some point and thousands still are. I found myself sending texts to friends that under normal circumstances would be weird. I was asking people if they wanted to come over and shower.

An important message and lots of information regarding the current status of the recovery effort in Brookfield was just sent to us from Stephen Dunn, First Selectman of Brookfield, CT.

Here is a listing of the damages from last weeks storms and what needs to be replaced.