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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 1:57 PM Aug. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Middlesex County in southern Connecticut... Southeastern New Haven County in southern Connecticut... New London County in southern Connecticut... * Until 100 PM EDT. * At 957 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy downpours and thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen over the last 6 hours. Rainfall rate of 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour are likely. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area through 1pm. 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... Jewett City, Middletown, Norwich, New London, Guilford, Colchester, Clinton, East Hampton, Groton, Old Saybrook, Durham, Salem, Chester, Mystic, Branford, Waterford, East Lyme, Ledyard, North Branford and Griswold. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 6:08 AM Aug. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. * 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 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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