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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County With a new round of storms moving from west to east, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of the region. The watch is in effect until 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 for southeastern New York and areas in western as well as coastal Connecticut.  Potentially damaging wind gusts are the primary threat, with potentially damaging hail also possible, according to the National Weather Service. Localized heavy rainfall and lightning are also possible. In New York, the following counties are covered by the watch: New York City: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Flood Advisory: New Round Of Thunderstorms Sweep Through Area Flood Advisory: New Round Of Thunderstorms Sweep Through Area
Flood Advisory: New Round Of Thunderstorms Sweep Through Area A new round of thunderstorms sweeping through the area Tuesday night has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories for the region.  The Flash Flood Warning, for Westchester, Rockland and Orange counties, is in effect until 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. The Flood Advisory, for Putnam and Fairfield counties, is in effect until 9:15 p.m. Just before 7 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the area.  Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Some locations that will experience flooding include New City, Newburgh, Midd…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Flood Advisory For Fairfield County As Storms Sweep Through Area Flood Advisory For Fairfield County As Storms Sweep Through Area
Flood Advisory For Fairfield County As Storms Sweep Through Area Showers and thunderstorms moving across the area have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flood Advisory for Fairfield County on Thursday morning. Dangerous lightning, thunder and heavy rainfall have accompanied the round of storms. The Flash Flood Advisory is in effect until 8:30 a.m. Thursday. There have been gauge reports of up to 1 inch of rainfall occurring within an hour. Minor flooding of poor drainage areas is expected across the advisory area. Some locations that will experience flooding include Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury, New Canaan, Greenwich, Ridgefield, Bethel, W…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Thousands Without Power As Storm Slams Fairfield County Thousands Without Power As Storm Slams Fairfield County
Thousands Without Power As Storm Slams Fairfield County Thousands are without power in Fairfield County as a line of severe storms battered the area with heavy downpours, damaging winds and hail just as the evening commute began on Tuesday. Among the areas hardest hit by outages as of 6 p.m., according to Eversource: Brookfield, 5,656 Danbury, 6,623 Greenwich, 925 New Canaan, 392 New Fairfield, 3,944 Newtown, 5,931 Norwalk, 509 Ridgefield, 809 Shelton, 2,501 Stamford, 215 Westport, 468 A Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for the area expired at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. A Flood Advisory was issued at 4 p.m. and expired at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Tornado w…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Metro-North Service Resumes With Delays After Suspension During Storm Metro-North Service Resumes With Delays After Suspension During Storm
Metro-North Service Resumes With Delays After Suspension During Storm Update: Metro-North lines is now reporting limited service with delays of up to an hour on its lines after all its lines suspended service late Tuesday afternoon during the height of the quick-moving severe line of storms. Original report: Metro-North suspended service on all its lines late Tuesday afternoon as heavy thunderstorms with damaging winds that brought down trees moved through the area. "Service is currently suspended to ensure customer safety during the course of the thunderstorms in our service area and multiple downed trees," Metro-North said in a statement. "…

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