Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
679 WWUS81 KALY 081114 SPSALY Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 714 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 CTZ001-013-081200- Northern Litchfield CT-Southern Litchfield CT- 714 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL LITCHFIELD COUNTY THROUGH 800 AM EDT... At 714 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Preston, or 11 miles north of New Milford, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Torrington, New Hartford, Norfolk, Litchfield, Northwest Harwinton, New Preston, Cornwall Bridge, Winsted, New Hartford Center, Harwinton, Barkhamsted, Washington, Goshen, Morris, Colebrook, Warren, Cornwall, Bantam, South Norfolk, and West Torrington. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4185 7349 4204 7315 4204 7301 4197 7303 4197 7289 4190 7291 4190 7294 4185 7295 4184 7294 4181 7295 4180 7302 4172 7300 4161 7335 TIME...MOT...LOC 1114Z 239DEG 43KT 4175 7334 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ JPV