Special Weather Statement Has Been Issued Issued by The National Weather Service New York City, NY Thu, Jul 11, 2013, 7:09 AM EDT ... DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT FAIRFIELD AND NEW HAVEN COUNTIES... AT 703 AM EDT... SATELLITE IMAGERY AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT A THUNDERSTORM WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEAR WILTON... OR 5 MILES NORTH OF NORWALK... AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SMALL HAIL... AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION... VERY HEAVY RAIN... WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR... IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. THIS COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER... IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:29:10 +0000