Clinton, CT Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Dense fog will reduce visibility to 1 NM or less.

* WHERE...Long Island Sound east of Port Jefferson and New
Haven, Peconic and Gardiners Bays, and South Shore Bays from
Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Low visibility will make navigation difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog
signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use
your radar and compass.

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Areas of fog will be locally dense this evening with visibilities
falling below a quarter of a mile a times. Motorists are urged to
slow down and use caution.

Visibilities are expected to improve from west to east between
10pm and 2am tonight.

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Connecticut River at Hartford.

* WHEN...From late tonight to late Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Flooding of low lying areas below Hartford
is expected, especially in areas that are outside of levee
protection. Flooding also affects low lying areas upstream of
Hartford, including a portion of Windsor where the Farmington
River empties into the Connecticut River. Further downstream
flooding is expected in low lying sections along the Connecticut
River from Wethersfield and Glastonbury downstream through
Cromwell, Middletown and Portland. Boating interests should
prepare for swift river flows.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 14.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 16.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 17.6 feet tomorrow
evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Friday
morning.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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