Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For CT: Here's What You Need To Know

UPDATE AT 3:25 P.M. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for portions of Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties until 4:30 p.m.

* At 322 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over East Hartford, moving east at 35 mph. This storm has a history of producing wind damage.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Hartford, Manchester, East Hartford, Glastonbury, Vernon, Wethersfield, Mansfield, South Windsor, Windham, Rocky Hill, Willimantic, Tolland, Coventry, Hebron, Brooklyn, Woodstock,
Marlborough, Willington, Columbia and Canterbury.

UPDATE AT 2:20 p.m. The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Fairfield and New Haven counties until 2:45 p.m.

* At 158 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ridgefield, or near Danbury, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Redding around 210 PM EDT.
Danbury and Bethel around 215 PM EDT.
Newtown around 220 PM EDT.
Southbury around 230 PM EDT.
Middlebury around 240 PM EDT.

UPDATE AT 1:50 p.m. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 2 p.m. for central Fairfield County.

"At 146 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bedford, or over Mount Kisco, moving northeast at 25 mph."

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

This severe storm will be near...
New Canaan around 205 PM EDT.
Ridgefield and Wilton around 215 PM EDT.
Redding around 230 PM EDT.

UPDATE AT 1:40 P.M. The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Litchfield County until 2:45 p.m.

At 137 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gaylordsville, or near New Milford, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Torrington, New Milford, Thomaston, New Hartford, Kent, Litchfield, Northwest Harwinton, Terryville, New Hartford Center, Gaylordsville, New Preston, Watertown, Plymouth, Harwinton,
Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Washington, Goshen, Morris and Warren.

UPDATE AT 1:25 p.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Fairfield County until 2 p.m.

* At 114 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Nyack, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Ossining and Hawthorne around 120 PM EDT.
Mount Kisco and Bedford around 130 PM EDT.
Yorktown Heights around 135 PM EDT.
Mahopac around 140 PM EDT.

UPDATE AT NOON: The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for all of Connecticut until 8 p.m. Thursday.

CONNECTICUT — Not only will we have to contend with heat and humidity that makes it feel like 100 degrees, but we'll need to prepare for the chance of a severe thunderstorm Thursday afternoon.

A heat advisory is in effect statewide and there is a chance for a strong-to-severe thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening hours. The best chance for severe weather is in western, central and northern sections of the state. Eastern parts of the state may still see strong storms, according to the weather service.

On Friday temperatures cool down slightly, still above 90 degrees, and the heat and humidity returns again this weekend, especially on Sunday. We'll be below 90 degrees on Monday, finally. We may see more storms late Sunday and on Monday, according to the weather service.

Southern Connecticut weather updates for Thursday via the weather service

A heat advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday. Heat index values in the upper 90s to around 100. Heat indices may remain in the low 90s on Friday, but may increase again this weekend along with hot temperatures.

The best chance for storms Thursday is in the afternoon and some may be "severe with the main threat damaging wind gusts in excess of 58 mph. Also, some hail to quarter size (1.00" diameter) cannot be ruled out. SPC has continued with mostly a marginal risk across our area with a small portion of Putnam County and interior CT in a slight risk."

"Any convection would be relatively quick moving, so flash flooding is unlikely," the weather service added.

See also: Three Charged In Gas Station Fracas

• Man Who Had 'Medical Episode' In Police Holding Cell Dies
• Video Shows Bystander Fending Off Robbery Suspect On Greenwich Avenue

Northern Connecticut weather updates for Thursday via the weather service

A heat advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday. Heat index values up to 101.

"Severe weather threat continues this afternoon, mainly across the interior. Plenty of instability...
with decent .... support (for) a few strong to severe storms, focused across interior MA into CT...Storms could develop in western MA as early as noon, but main threat will likely be 2-8 pm....Damaging wind will be the main threat, although...can`t rule out an isolated tornado...but this is a low probability."

Extended weather forecast details for CT via the weather service:

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.