Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Fairfield County

With a new round of storms heading eastward, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of the region.

Severe weather and flash flooding threats are in effect in the areas shown here.
Photo Credit: *National Weather Service*

Joe Lombardi

07/21/2023 1:35 p.m.

It covers all eight counties in Connecticut, and in New York, the following counties:

Westchester
Putnam
Dutchess
Columbia
Rensselaer
Washington

The watch was issued at 1 p.m. Friday, July 21, and is in effect until 8 p.m. Friday.

Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain.

"Locally heavy downpours may produce isolated to scattered areas of flash flooding," the National Weather Service said.

The first round of showers and storms moved through Friday morning.

It will be followed by the new round Friday afternoon and evening, the weather service said.

About an inch of rainfall is expected on Friday, with locally higher amounts possible.

Precipitation will gradually wind down overnight Friday into Saturday morning, July 22, leading to a dry and less humid weekend with high temperatures generally in the low to mid-80s both Saturday and Sunday, July 23.

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