CT Weather: Nor'easter Brings Heavy Rain, Strong Wind Gusts

CONNECTICUT — The nor'easter has definitely lived up to the hype so far, as it has dropped several inches of rain across Connecticut and now strong wind gusts are expected after 10 p.m. Tuesday.

A wind advisory has been issued for portions of New Haven, Middlesex, and New London County until 2 p.m. Wednesday. Winds will be 20-30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

In Fairfield County, a flash flood watch is in effect until 10 p.m. Tuesday. The weather service said between 2.5 and 5 inches of rain have fallen, and an additional 1-2 inches of rain is still possible here.

A flash flood watch has been issued for Hartford, Tolland and Windham county until Wednesday evening. Up to four inches of rain may fall before the rain concludes. A flash flood watch is in effect for Litchfield County through Wednesday evening.

Additional forecast details:

Tonight: Showers, mainly before 5am. Low around 51. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Windy, with a north wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph.

Wind gusts as recorded by the National Weather Service

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

GREENWICH 54 MPH
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT 48 MPH
FAIRFIELD 47 MPH
NORWALK 47 MPH

NEW HAVEN COUNTY
NEW HAVEN AIRPORT 55 MPH
HAMMONASSET 45 MPH
LIGHTHOUSE POINT 42 MPH

Rainfall reports as reported by the National Weather Service. It needs to be noted that many of these numbers were as of 11 a.m. and will be updated once new, updated numbers are posted.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY
ARMONK 3.38 IN
STAMFORD 3.25 IN
DANBURY 3.24 IN
GREENWICH 3.24 IN
NEW CANAAN 2.41 IN
BRIDGEPORT 2.20 IN
STAMFORD 2.19
DANBURY 2.12 IN
DANBURY AIRPORT 2.02 IN
WESTPORT 2.00 IN
FAIRFIELD 1.98 IN
1 WSW BRIDGEPORT 1.82 IN
SHELTON 1.66 IN
RIDGEFIELD 1.50 IN
BROOKFIELD 1.49 IN
REDDING 1.47 IN
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT 1.47 IN
GREENWICH 1.44 IN
DANBURY 1.39 IN
OLD GREENWICH 1.35 IN
STRATFORD 1.27 IN
FAIRFIELD 1.25 IN
NORWALK 1.22 IN
NEW CANAAN 1.20 IN
BETHEL 1.12 IN
DARIEN 3.6 N 1.05 IN
BETHEL 4.5 SSE 1.00 IN

MIDDLESEX COUNTY
SAYBROOK MANOR 2.49 IN
CLINTON 2.17 IN
WESTBROOK 1.94 IN
DURHAM 1.91 IN
MIDDLEFIELD 1.76 IN
MIDDLETOWN 1.75 IN
CHESTER CENTER 1.50 IN
KILLINGWORTH 1.47 IN
ESSEX 1.35 IN
SALEM 2.8 WNW 1.23 IN
HIGGANUM 1.20 IN
MOODUS 1.08 IN

NEW HAVEN COUNTY
BETHANY 1.97 IN
GUILFORD 1.96 IN
CHESHIRE 1.90 IN
NEW HAVEN 1.76 IN
BRANFORD 1.75 IN
HAMDEN 1.68 IN
STONY CREEK 1.68 IN
NEW HAVEN AIRPORT 1.66 IN
MERIDEN AIRPORT 1.65 IN
NEW HAVEN 1.63 IN
WATERBURY AIRPORT 1.55 IN
WOLCOTT 1.55 IN
MERIDEN 1.54 IN
MILFORD 1.43 IN
OUTER ISLAND, BRANFORD 1.33 IN
WOODBRIDGE 1.30 IN
YALESVILLE 1.28 IN
MILFORD 1.27 IN
BRANFORD 1.25 IN
KILLINGWORTH 1.20
EAST HAVEN 1.16 IN
WOLCOTT 1.15 IN
NAUGATUCK 1.07 IN
GUILFORD 1.7 W 1.00 IN

NEW LONDON COUNTY
NEW LONDON 2.32 IN
GROTON AIRPORT 1.95 IN
NORWICH 1.56 IN
OLD LYME 1.50 IN
LYME 1.50 IN
NEW LONDON 1.48 IN
NORWICH 1.46 IN
PRESTON 1.43 IN
NORWICH 1.34 IN
NORWICH 5.2 SE 1.27 IN
COLCHESTER 0.6 ENE 1.23 IN
NORWICH 1.12 IN
GROTON 1.07 IN