NWS Upton NYFF.W 0042August 7, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Fairfield, New Haven, Putnam and 1 more, CT and NY
The National Weather Service office in Upton issued a flash flood warning for Fairfield, New Haven, Putnam and 1 more in Connecticut, New York, which was in force until 9:45 p.m. local time on August 7. It was the 42nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Upton issued in 2026. Connecticut had 7 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 5 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Connecticut's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Upton NY
- Area
- Fairfield, New Haven, Putnam and 1 more
- State
- Connecticut
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:47 p.m. EDT, August 7, 2026
- Expires
- 9:45 p.m. EDT, August 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOKX FF.W 0042
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Southwestern New Haven County in southern Connecticut... Putnam County in southeastern New York... Westchester County in southeastern New York... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 647 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury, Milford, Shelton, Peekskill, Southbury, New Canaan, Mount Kisco, Mahopac, Lake Carmel, Sherman, Brewster, Newtown, Fairfield, Greenwich, Stratford, Trumbull and Westport.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.