Flood Advisory for Fairfield, CT; New Haven, CT; Putnam, NY +1 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Fairfield, New Haven, Putnam, Westchester
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- Minor
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Western New Haven County in southern Connecticut... Putnam County in southeastern New York... Westchester County in southeastern New York... When:...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Western New Haven County in southern Connecticut... Putnam County in southeastern New York... Westchester County in southeastern New York... * WHEN...Until 930 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 635 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inch of rain has fallen across northern Westchester and Putnam counties. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury, Milford, Shelton, Port Chester, Peekskill, Southbury, New Canaan, Mount Kisco, Mahopac, Lake Carmel, Sherman, Brewster, Newtown, Fairfield, Greenwich, Stratford and Trumbull. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Flood Advisory issued August 7 at 6:36PM EDT until August 7 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Upton NY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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