CT Weather: Florence Impacts Could Drop Up To 5 Inches Of Rain

The National Weather Service on Saturday morning issued a "Hazardous Weather Outlook" for the impact the remnants of Hurricane Florence will have on Connecticut. What is somewhat unusual is that the weather service issued the outlook almost three days before Connecticut is expected to be impacted by the former hurricane.

The advisory is likely posted days in advance because the weather service says up to 5 inches of rain is possible in some areas of the state, there are flash flooding concerns and a tornado cannot be ruled out. The storm is expected to arrive Monday night and continue for a full 24 hours before leaving Connecticut on Wednesday.

Florence has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm but is continuing to pound the Carolinas and Georgia with heavy rain, flooding and dangerous wind gusts. Several people have been killed in the storm.

The good news for Connecticut is that this weekend looks good with sun and temps around 80 and that continues through the day on Monday before the remnants of Florence arrive. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Here is the weather statement for all of Southern Connecticut:

There is potential for heavy rainfall from Monday night into Tuesday night with the passage of the remains of Florence. There is still some uncertainty on the track of this remnant low, but there is increasing confidence in a swath of 1 to 2 plus inches of rain, and locally higher amounts of 5 or more inches are also possible in its track. Due to recent rain events, grounds are saturated and river and streams flows are running well above normal. If the heavy rain swath ends up over the local region, there will be potential for urban and poor drainage flooding as well as flooding along quick responding small rivers, streams, and creeks."

Here is the weather statement for Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties:

"With the remnants of Florence, there is the threat for heavy rainfall and flash flooding. There is a low risk of a tornadic threat as well associated with the circulation of Florence."

Here is the rainy weather forecast for Litchfield County:

Monday Night: A chance of showers, mainly between 9pm and 3am, then rain after 3am. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 72. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: Rain before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 3am. Low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Connecticut's weekend weather forecast

"High pressure over the region slowly slides offshore through Monday. Expect any morning cloud cover to dissipate by midday, with most areas experiencing a mostly sunny afternoon today. Highs should be
around 5 degrees above normal, from the mid 70s to around 80. Tonight should see lows around 5 degrees below normal, with minimal cloud cover. There could be some patchy fog across the region. Any
fog should burn off Sunday morning, with another mainly sunny day on tap. Highs on Sunday should be a few degrees warmer than today.

Cloud cover will be on the increase on Monday, with maybe a stray shower possible... Highs on Monday should be a few degrees above normal.

The remnants of Florence could then bring locally heavy rainfall to the region from Monday night into Tuesday night. Stay tuned for further updates."

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