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Tropical Storm: Widespread Reports Of Damage In Hard-Hit Fairfield County Tropical Storm: Widespread Reports Of Damage In Hard-Hit Fairfield County
Tropical Storm: Widespread Reports Of Damage In Hard-Hit Fairfield County There are widespread reports of damage from Tropical Storm Isaias throughout hard-hit Fairfield County, with dangerous winds causing toppled trees and power lines, leading to numerous road closures and thousands of outages. Rainfall wrapped up in the area by about 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, with less rain falling than expected due to the rapid pace of the system. Strong winds are expected to continue through much of the evening. At 1:38 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Norwalk, moving north at 70 mph.  That led to a Thunderstorm Warning being is…