Strong Storm Moving Into New Haven/Middlesex/New London County

UPDATE VIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAVEN...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW LONDON COUNTIES...

At 452 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Branford, or near New Haven, moving east at 30 mph.

Winds up to 40 mph are possible with this storm.

This storm will be near...
Guilford around 510 PM EDT.
Clinton and Killingworth around 515 PM EDT.
Westbrook around 525 PM EDT.
Old Saybrook and Chester around 535 PM EDT.
Haddam and Old Lyme around 540 PM EDT.
East Lyme and East Haddam around 545 PM EDT.

5 PM radar showing widespread showers with some embedded thunderstorms. The strongest storm (though not severe) is over North Branford extending north through Wallingford. #fox61 pic.twitter.com/yWxBgD7kmf
— Rachel Frank (@RachelFrank_CT) July 8, 2021

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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UPDATE VIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT COASTAL FAIRFIELD AND NEW HAVEN COUNTIES...

At 404 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located over western Long Island Sound. The strongest of these was located near Fairfield, moving east at 25 mph.

Winds up to 40 mph, pea size hail, and heavy rain and possible with these storms.

Locations that could be impacted include...
Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Norwalk, Milford, Fairfield, Stratford, Branford, Westport, Darien, Orange, West Haven, East Haven and Woodmont.

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Via National Weather Service:

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a flash flood warning for Southern Fairfield County until 6:15 p.m.

* At 3:15 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 inches in 3
hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

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...
Yonkers, Paterson, Stamford, Passaic, White Plains, Wayne, Bloomfield, Hackensack, Port Chester, Bergenfield, Paramus, Ridgewood, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Nanuet, Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry, Nyack, Tappan and Greenwich.