Special Weather Statement Issued for Orange: BREAKING

The National Weather Service has issued a "Special Weather Statement" for areas in southern New Haven County including Milford, Orange, East Haven, and Branford.

Here is the latest statement statement released by the National Weather Service as of 4:30 p.m. Monday.

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL FAIRFIELD AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAVEN COUNTIES...

AT 426 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER REDDING...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF NEWTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRIDGEPORT...NEW HAVEN...DANBURY...MILFORD...WALLINGFORD...SHELTON... NEWTOWN...FAIRFIELD...HAMDEN...STRATFORD...TRUMBULL...BRANFORD...
NORTH HAVEN...MONROE...BETHEL...WILTON...SEYMOUR...NORTH BRANFORD...ORANGE AND DERBY.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.