Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 6:47PM EDT until August 7 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 3:47pm
Expires:
August 7, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
FFWOKX
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Fairfield County in southern Connecticut...
Southwestern New Haven County in southern Connecticut...
Putnam County in southeastern New York...
Westchester County in southeastern New York...
* Until 945 PM EDT.
* At 647 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury, Milford, Shelton,
Peekskill, Southbury, New Canaan, Mount Kisco, Mahopac, Lake
Carmel, Sherman, Brewster, Newtown, Fairfield, Greenwich,
Stratford, Trumbull and Westport.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Fairfield, CT; New Haven, CT; Putnam, NY; Westchester, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov