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NOAA: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 9 p.m. Saturday Night
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. Saturday evening.
From the National Weather Service:
RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES... AT 6:16 PM EDT.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT A THUNDERSTORM WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING 5 MILES SOUTH OF BREWSTER, NY AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
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THIS STORMS WILL BE NEAR DANBURY BY 6:50 PM.
NEAR BETHEL BY 6:55 PM.
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4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWTOWN BY 7:00 PM.
PEOPLE IN FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...INCLUDING DANBURY...BETHEL AND NEWTOWN...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
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