Newtown Offers Tips To Prepare For Hurricane Season

NEWTOWN, CT — With Tropical Storm Elsa forecast to hit Connecticut Thursday night and Friday, Newtown officials are offering tips to help residents prepare for hurricane season.

"Hurricane season officially began June 1st and goes until November 30th," Newtown officials wrote. "Although our local experience has given us our most severe storms later in the summer and even the fall – we know severe weather conditions don’t really follow the calendar."

Tropical Storm Elsa, which lashed Florida this week before heading north, is expected to dump as much as 4 inches of rain in Connecticut, and three counties — Middlesex, New Haven and New London — are under a tropical storm warning.

Fairfield County is under flash flood watch, but the storm could also cause power outages throughout the region.

Newtown officials recommend residents monitor online publications and social media, if possible, for up-to-date storm information.

Additionally, residents should have a disaster plan for their whole household, and be prepared for potential power outages.

Click here for more information on how to prepare for the 2021 hurricane season.