Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 13 at 8:31AM EDT until September 13 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 13, 2026 - 5:31am
Expires:
September 13, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
FFWOKX
The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Fairfield County in southern Connecticut...
* Until 1100 AM EDT.
* At 831 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 2.5 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 already
occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Milford, Shelton, New Canaan,
Fairfield, Greenwich, Stratford, Trumbull, Westport, Darien,
Monroe, Wilton, Weston, Redding and Easton.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
areas and low lying spots.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Fairfield, CT
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov