NWS Albany NYSV.W 0075July 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Litchfield, CT
The National Weather Service office in Albany issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Litchfield in Connecticut, which was in force until 8:15 p.m. local time on July 27. It was the 75th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Albany issued in 2026. Connecticut had 27 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 2026, against 27 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Connecticut's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1 hour; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albany NY
- Area
- Litchfield
- State
- Connecticut
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:13 p.m. EDT, July 27, 2026
- Expires
- 8:15 p.m. EDT, July 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KALY SV.W 0075
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRALY The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Litchfield County in northern Connecticut... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 713 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kent, or 7 miles north of New Milford, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... New Milford, Kent, New Preston, Gaylordsville, Woodbury Center, Woodbury, Bethlehem, Washington, Morris, Roxbury, Bridgewater, Warren, Bantam, Hotchkissville, Lower Merryall, Marble Dale, North Kent, Bulls Bridge, Upper Merryall, and Erickson Corner.
What the agency told people to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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