Flash Flood Warning Issued For Fairfield County

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for all of Fairfield County in Southern Connecticut until 615 p.m. tonight.

At 315 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury, Milford, Shelton, New Canaan, Newtown, Fairfield, Greenwich, Stratford, Trumbull, Westport, Ridgefield and Darien.

And this is still yet to come:

This Afternoon
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 70. Southeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 8 to 11 mph.

Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.