Flash Flood Warning until 11:00AM
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Western New Haven County in southern Connecticut... Eastern Putnam County in southeastern New York... Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York...
* Until 1100 AM EDT.
* At 748 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen across portions of the area. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Bridgeport, Stamford, Waterbury, Danbury, Milford, Shelton, Naugatuck, Southbury, New Canaan, Wolcott, Mount Kisco, Mahopac, Lake Carmel, Sherman, Brewster, Newtown, Fairfield, Stratford, Trumbull and Cheshire.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FAIRFIELD, CT ... NEW HAVEN, CT ... PUTNAM, NY ... WESTCHESTER, NY
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Yorktown Police Department
1 Captain Kenneth Sgroi Plaza.
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning