Waterford, CT Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW LONDON...SOUTHERN
MIDDLESEX AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAVEN COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT...

At 712 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near East Lyme to Westbrook
to 7 miles south of Guilford. Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include...
New London, Guilford, Clinton, Groton, Old Saybrook, Salem, Chester,
Mystic, Waterford, East Lyme, Ledyard, East Haddam, Old Lyme,
Westbrook, and Killingworth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
southern Connecticut.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
235 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT

FAIRFIELD             MIDDLESEX             NEW HAVEN
NEW LONDON

IN NEW JERSEY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY

BERGEN                ESSEX                 HUDSON
PASSAIC               UNION

IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

BRONX                 KINGS (BROOKLYN)      NASSAU
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)  ORANGE                PUTNAM
QUEENS                RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)
ROCKLAND              SUFFOLK               WESTCHESTER

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
235 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY TO THE
MOUTH OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY
NEW YORK HARBOR       PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM