Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
515 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN
FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
515 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
FAIRFIELD...MIDDLESEX AND NEW HAVEN COUNTIES...

AT 513 AM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A LINE OF
SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM HARTFORD TO DARIEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF
UP TO 1 INCH AN HOUR...IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. THIS COULD
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE
TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 4164 7249 4152 7242 4124 7275 4126 7277
      4124 7290 4128 7292 4120 7301 4118 7309
      4114 7310 4116 7320 4111 7326 4110 7334
      4105 7340 4100 7357 4100 7365 4165 7294
      4157 7294 4155 7286 4158 7276 4163 7271

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NV