Southern Fairfield
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Expires 3:00 PM EDT on May 23, 2013

Statement as of 2:37 PM EDT on May 23, 2013


... The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fairfield and New Haven
counties is cancelled...

The line of storms which prompted the warning has weakened. The
Severe Thunderstorm Warning has therefore been cancelled.

Heavy rain and lightning strikes can be expected with this area of
storms as they track across southern Connecticut.

Lat... Lon 4156 7294 4157 7288 4155 7286 4158 7283
      4156 7282 4158 7280 4158 7275 4149 7274
      4134 7288 4117 7352 4129 7344 4148 7348
      4151 7339 4148 7333 4151 7331 4152 7317
      4156 7316 4157 7310 4161 7305 4165 7294
time... Mot... loc 1836z 248deg 29kt 4150 7310 4140 7308
          4132 7319


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Areal Flood Advisory
Expires 4:15 PM EDT on May 23, 2013

Statement as of 1:15 PM EDT on May 23, 2013


The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued an

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...
Putnam County in southeast New York...
Westchester County in southeast New York...
Fairfield County in southern Connecticut...

* until 415 PM EDT...

* at 113 PM EDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
numerous heavy showers and thunderstorms developing across the
area and tracking to the northeast. Additional activity is
expected to develop across this same area through the afternoon.
Rainfall rates will exceed one inch per hour in the heaviest
storms. As a result... Urban and Small Stream flooding can be
expected across the area.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway. Most flooding deaths occur in automobiles. Turn around and
find another Route.

Excessive runoff from this storm will cause flooding of urban
areas... highways... streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
areas and low lying spots.

Be prepared to take action if the flooding threat increases... or a
warning is issued.


Lat... Lon 4166 7349 4163 7349 4155 7345 4150 7344
      4152 7339 4148 7335 4116 7367 4146 7397
      4149 7393 4153 7354 4167 7352 4167 7351


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