 Winds at New London , Connecticut , and Providence , Rhode Island , veered from southeast to south , then west , so the storm center likely tracked somewhere over Connecticut . The storm adversely affected shipping on the Long Island Sound , and heavy rain fell across much of New England . Fort Trumbull recorded 4 @.@ 43 in ( 113 mm ) of rain , while 2 @.@ 5 in ( 64 mm ) fell at Providence ; the deluge triggered flash flooding , though few details are known about the extent of the damage . 
