Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 13 at 8:29AM EDT until September 13 at 11:30AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 13, 2026 - 5:29am
Expires:
September 13, 2026 - 8:30am
Description:
FFWOKX
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Fairfield County in southern Connecticut...
Middlesex County in southern Connecticut...
Southern New Haven County in southern Connecticut...
Southwestern New London County in southern Connecticut...
* Until 1130 AM EDT.
* At 829 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 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 1.5 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...
New Haven, Milford, Middletown, Wallingford, Shelton, Guilford,
Colchester, Clinton, East Hampton, Old Saybrook, Durham, Chester,
Hamden, Stratford, Branford, North Haven, East Lyme, Seymour and
North Branford.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Fairfield, CT; Middlesex, CT; New Haven, CT; New London, CT
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov