The Flash Flood Watch has been extended to include all of northern CT and Worcester County until 6 pm on Friday, August 9, 2013. Locally heavy rain may lead to flash flooding as a slow-moving cold front passes Southern New England.
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...MILFORD...WORCESTER 828 AM EDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...HARTFORD...TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES...IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY. * UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH VERY WARM AND HUMID AIR IN PLACE AHEAD OF IT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY INTO EARLY TONIGHT. SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. SOME LOCALIZED AMOUNTS MAY REACH UP TO 4 INCHES...WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. * AREAS PRONE TO QUICKLY RISING WATER SUCH AS URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS FAST RISING SMALL STREAMS MAY BE VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ESPECIALLY IF BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL SET UP IN THOSE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. &&
