Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 9:57AM EDT until August 3 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 6:57am
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 10:00am
Description:
FFWOKX
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Middlesex County in southern Connecticut...
Southeastern New Haven County in southern Connecticut...
New London County in southern Connecticut...
* Until 100 PM EDT.
* At 957 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy downpours and
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen over the last 6 hours.
Rainfall rate of 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour are likely. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area
through 1pm. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Jewett City, Middletown, Norwich, New London, Guilford,
Colchester, Clinton, East Hampton, Groton, Old Saybrook, Durham,
Salem, Chester, Mystic, Branford, Waterford, East Lyme, Ledyard,
North Branford and Griswold.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
Area Description:
Middlesex, CT; New Haven, CT; New London, CT
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov