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Weather Alerts for Northern Fairfield County

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flood Warning      

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Fairfield, CT - New Haven, CT
Effective: Thu, 3/12 11:52pm Updated: Thu, 3/12 11:56pm Urgency: Immediate
Expires: Fri, 3/13 1:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Housatonic River at Stevenson Dam.

* WHEN...Until Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Water reaches the Maples area of Shelton.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:30 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 11.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to remain near 11.5
feet through tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood
stage early Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood