NWS Upton NYFF.W 0061September 13, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Middlesex and New London, CT
The National Weather Service office in Upton issued a flash flood warning for Middlesex and New London in Connecticut, which was in force until 1:00 p.m. local time on September 13. It was the 61st 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 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Upton NY
- Area
- Middlesex and New London
- State
- Connecticut
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:08 a.m. EDT, September 13, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 p.m. EDT, September 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KOKX FF.W 0061
- 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 Middlesex County in southern Connecticut... New London County in southern Connecticut... * Until 100 PM EDT. * At 1008 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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 and automated gauges. 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... Jewett City, Norwich, New London, Colchester, Groton, Salem, Mystic, Waterford, East Lyme, Ledyard, Griswold, East Haddam, Old Lyme, Lebanon, Preston, Lisbon, Sprague, Bozrah, Voluntown and Lyme.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
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.