Flash Flood Warning Issued For New Haven County

UPDATE: The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for New Haven County in southern Connecticut until 630 PM EDT.

* At 425 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...New Haven, Waterbury, Meriden, Middletown, Wallingford, Shelton, Naugatuck, Guilford, Southbury, Wolcott, Durham, Hamden, Cheshire, North Haven and Monroe.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for New Haven County until 6 p.m. tonight.

According to the weather service:

* At 403 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain that will cause minor flooding in the advisory area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...New Haven, Waterbury, Meriden, Wallingford, Naugatuck, Guilford, Southbury, Wolcott, Durham, Newtown, Hamden, Cheshire, North Haven, Seymour and North Branford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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.

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.

And this is still yet to come:

This Afternoon
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 69. Southeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Temperature rising to around 71 by 1am. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.