Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
071 WWUS81 KALY 052259 SPSALY Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 659 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 CTZ001-013-052345- Northern Litchfield CT-Southern Litchfield CT- 659 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LITCHFIELD COUNTY THROUGH 745 PM EDT... At 658 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from New Hartford Center to near Litchfield to Gaylordsville. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Torrington, New Milford, Thomaston, New Hartford, Kent, Litchfield, Northwest Harwinton, Oakville, Terryville, New Hartford Center, New Preston, Winsted, Woodbury Center, Watertown, Plymouth, Harwinton, Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Washington, and Goshen. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms with 1.50 to 2 inches of rain falling in about 1 hour which may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4166 7349 4168 7352 4171 7352 4182 7329 4200 7302 4197 7303 4197 7289 4190 7291 4189 7294 4181 7295 4180 7302 4164 7298 4161 7306 4159 7306 4159 7308 4157 7309 4151 7339 4149 7344 TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 290DEG 19KT 4186 7299 4173 7314 4164 7350 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CS