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WGUS81 KOKX 171848

FLSOKX



Flood Advisory

National Weather Service New York NY

248 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2018



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Fairfield CT-New Haven CT-

248 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2018



The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a



* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for...

  Fairfield County in southern Connecticut...

  Western New Haven County in southern Connecticut...



* Until 345 PM EDT.



* At 248 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to a line of 

  thunderstorms moving east across the advisory area. 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.



* Some locations that will experience flooding include...

  Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, Norwalk, Danbury,

  Milford, Shelton, Naugatuck, Southbury, New Canaan, Wolcott,

  Sherman, Newtown and Fairfield.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.



Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you 

can do so safely.



A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding

of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.



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LAT...LON 4122 7298 4114 7314 4115 7319 4111 7326

      4110 7334 4106 7338 4099 7364 4110 7373

      4121 7348 4137 7354 4155 7353 4159 7347

      4149 7344 4151 7339 4147 7331 4149 7333

      4151 7316 4156 7316 4162 7302 4162 7294



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