Expires:202408190415;Remove:202408190415;079121 WGUS51 KOKX 190151 FFWOKX CTC001-009-190415- /O.EXT.KOKX.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-240819T0415Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service New York NY 951 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Central New Haven County in southern Connecticut... * Until 1215 AM EDT. * At 951 PM EDT, emergency management reported water rescues and widespread flooding in Oxford, Seymour, and Cheshire. Between 2 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.0 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... New Haven, Waterbury, Meriden, Wallingford, Shelton, Naugatuck, Wolcott, Hamden, Cheshire, North Haven, Seymour, Orange, Derby, Prospect, Woodbridge, Beacon Falls, Bethany, West Haven, Ansonia and Oxford. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 4158 7303 4159 7306 4161 7306 4161 7302 4163 7302 4164 7298 4164 7294 4156 7295 4156 7288 4155 7287 4155 7285 4157 7285 4157 7283 4155 7282 4132 7290 4129 7304 4128 7315 4130 7320 4149 7305 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE $$ MW