Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Pound Ridge, NY ∙ Wilton, CT ∙ Chappaqua, NY ∙ Wilton Center, CT ∙ Redding, CT ∙ North Salem, NY ∙ Bedford, NY ∙ Branchville, CT ∙ South Salem, NY ∙ Ridgefield, CT

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service New York NY 445 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 445 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 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... Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury, New Canaan, Mount Kisco, Newtown, Ridgefield, Bethel, Wilton, Weston, Redding, Bedford and Georgetown. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 4136 7360 4136 7356 4137 7354 4139 7336 4117 7339 4115 7378 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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