12/18/2023 11:10:00 AM until 12/18/2023 11:45:00 AM

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR MIDDLESEX, CENTRAL NEW HAVEN AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW LONDON COUNTIES... At 1110 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... New Haven, Waterbury, Meriden, Middletown, Wallingford, Naugatuck, Guilford, Wolcott, Colchester, Clinton, East Hampton, Old Saybrook, Durham, Chester, Hamden, Cheshire, Branford, North Haven, East Lyme and North Branford. FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR