Mayor: East Haven Is Prepared For Tropical Storm Fay

EAST HAVEN, CT — Mayor Joseph Carfora said East Haven is prepared for significant rainfall late Friday into Saturday from Tropical Storm Fay.

“Our emergency management team is in place and our Emergency Operations Center has been monitoring the storm for the past 24 hours,” Carfora said, adding that the town’s public works department “is at the ready and is undertaking their usual pre-storm preparation.”

Fire Chief Matt Marcarelli said that according to the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, we can expect to see the storm make landfall in New York around 9 p.m. (Friday night and) then move toward Connecticut between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Saturday and flood watches have been issued for the entire state and wind gusts are forecast up to 65 MPH.

In a news release from Carfora, residents were asked to prepare for isolated power outages and localized flooding in the problematic areas throughout town.

And, Carfora reminded citizens not to drive through standing water and said if people “encounter downed wires, assume they are energized and do not approach or touch them.”

For more information, residents are asked to call the Mayor’s Office at (203) 468-3204.