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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 8:54 PM Aug. 13, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL LITCHFIELD COUNTY... At 453 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over New Preston, or 7 miles north of New Milford, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Torrington, New Milford, Thomaston, Kent, Litchfield, Northwest Harwinton, New Preston, Terryville, Cornwall Bridge, Plymouth, Harwinton, Bethlehem, Washington, Goshen, Morris, Warren, Cornwall, Bantam, South Norfolk, and West Torrington. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Flood Advisory
Issued: 8:49 PM Aug. 13, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern Connecticut, including the following county, Litchfield and east central New York, including the following county, Dutchess. * WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 449 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Torrington, New Milford, Pawling, Pleasant Valley, Thomaston, New Hartford, Amenia, Kent, Sharon, Millbrook, Litchfield, New Preston, Gaylordsville, Cornwall Bridge, Wingdale, Dover Plains, Woodbury Center, Northwest Harwinton, Oakville and Terryville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. &&
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:24 PM Aug. 13, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LITCHFIELD AND SOUTHEASTERN DUTCHESS COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT... At 423 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dover Plains, or 9 miles north of Pawling, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Torrington, New Milford, Pawling, Thomaston, Kent, Litchfield, Northwest Harwinton, Gaylordsville, New Preston, Cornwall Bridge, Wingdale, Dover Plains, Plymouth, Harwinton, Bethlehem, Washington, Goshen, Morris, Warren, and Cornwall. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Air Quality Alert
Issued: 5:57 AM Aug. 13, 2025 – National Weather Service
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone...from 11 AM this morning to 11 PM EDT this evening. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information...please visit the Connecticut Air Quality Web site at http://www.ct.gov/deep/aqi
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