Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 13 at 8:43AM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 13, 2026 - 5:43am
Expires:
September 13, 2026 - 6:45am
Description:
At 840 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking heavy rain showers near
Woodbury Center, or near Southbury, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 to 40 mph with very heavy rainfall
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Heavy rain could produce ponding of
water on roadways and poor drainage flooding of low lying
areas. Rainfall rates could briefly approach an inch and
hour
Locations impacted include...
New Milford, Thomaston, Litchfield, Northwest Harwinton, Oakville,
Terryville, Woodbury Center, New Preston, Watertown, Plymouth,
Woodbury, Harwinton, Bethlehem, Washington, Morris, Roxbury,
Bridgewater, Bantam, Hotchkissville, and Haight Vineyard.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead
to localized poor drainage flooding. Do not drive your vehicle
through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Northern Litchfield; Southern Litchfield
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov