CT Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued Tuesday

CONNECTICUT — This forecast has almost everything in it: a heat advisory, a chance for severe storms and even flooding concerns. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued up until 8 p.m. for northern Connecticut and 10 p.m. for southern Connecticut.

The best chance for severe thunderstorms on Tuesday is between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. and temperatures will make it feel in excess of 100 degrees.

Here are all the advisories as issued by the weather service:

Southern Fairfield County: A heat advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. Tuesday until 8 p.m. Wednesday. It will feel like 100 plus degrees. The highest temperatures and heat indices are expected between 1 PM and 5 PM each afternoon.

Northern Fairfield County, all of New Haven County, and Northern Middlesex County: A heat advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. Tuesday until 8 p.m. Wednesday. It will feel as if it is nearly 100 degrees. The highest temperatures and heat indices are expected between 1 PM and 5 PM each afternoon.

Southern Connecticut: An air quality alert is in effect from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. Tuesday. "An Air Quality Action day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards."

Fairfield and New Haven County, and northern parts of Middlesex County: A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for "a slight risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon through this evening with primary threat being damaging winds.

"In addition, flooding may be possible late Thursday through Friday evening."

New London County and southern portions of Middlesex County: A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for a "slight risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon through this evening with primary threat being damaging winds.

"Flooding may be possible late Thursday through Friday evening."

Hartford, Tolland and Windham County: An air quality alert is in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday. "An Air Quality Action day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards."

Hazardous weather outlook for northern Connecticut: "Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon into this evening. The main threat with any stronger storms are damaging wind gusts, isolated hail and heavy downpours which may lead to localized flooding.

Then later in the week, the weather service said, "Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Wednesday into Wednesday night across southern New England. The main threat with any stronger storms are damaging wind gusts and heavy downpours which may lead to localized flooding.

"Elsa will pass through portions of southern New England or just offshore on Friday. The main threat with Elsa, or its remnants, will be locally heavy downpours."

Heat advisory for northern Connecticut: An advisory is in effect from 1 p.m. Tuesday until 7 p.m. Wednesday. Heat index values 94 TO 99 expected.

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Timeline for storms Tuesday, according to CT's weather experts: