NWS Upton NYFF.W 0059September 13, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven and 1 more, CT
The National Weather Service office in Upton issued a flash flood warning for Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven and 1 more in Connecticut, which was in force until 11:30 a.m. local time on September 13. It was the 59th flash flood warning the NWS office in Upton issued in 2026. Connecticut had 5 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 4 in an average September 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, Middlesex, New Haven and 1 more
- State
- Connecticut
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:29 a.m. EDT, September 13, 2026
- Expires
- 11:30 a.m. EDT, September 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOKX FF.W 0059
- 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... Central Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Middlesex County in southern Connecticut... Southern New Haven County in southern Connecticut... Southwestern New London County in southern Connecticut... * Until 1130 AM EDT. * At 829 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 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 1.5 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... New Haven, Milford, Middletown, Wallingford, Shelton, Guilford, Colchester, Clinton, East Hampton, Old Saybrook, Durham, Chester, Hamden, Stratford, Branford, North Haven, East Lyme, Seymour and North Branford.
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.