NWS Boston/Norton MAFF.W 0011August 7, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Hartford, CT
The National Weather Service office in Boston/Norton issued a flash flood warning for Hartford in Connecticut, which was in force until 11:30 p.m. local time on August 7. It was the 11th flash flood warning the NWS office in Boston/Norton 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, Boston/Norton MA
- Area
- Hartford
- State
- Connecticut
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:30 p.m. EDT, August 7, 2026
- Expires
- 11:30 p.m. EDT, August 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBOX FF.W 0011
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWBOX The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Hartford County in northern Connecticut... * Until 1130 PM EDT. * At 830 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. 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... Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Bristol, Manchester, East Hartford, Southington, Glastonbury, Newington, Wethersfield, Farmington, Berlin, Rocky Hill, Avon, Plainville, Burlington and Marlborough.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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.