Watch: Good Samaritan rescues amputee driver, dog stranded in Connecticut flash flooding
A stranded motorist and his dog were rescued in Connecticut Sunday amidst severe flash flooding that impacted various areas of the region.
Month: August 2024
Bryan Norcross: Remembering Hurricane Andrew less than 5 days from landfall as Ernesto heads north
On this day 32 years ago, Tropical Storm Andrew was just a big smudge on the satellite. None of us were anxious, though building high pressure to the north nagged me.
Watch: Connecticut firefighters rescue 19 people, dog from swiftly rising floodwaters in Oxford
Firefighters safely rescued 19 people and a dog from raging floodwaters Sunday evening in southwestern Connecticut during a Flash Flood Emergency.
Temps will approach record levels this week. Prepare for serious heat. ☀
The hottest temperatures this year are forecast to occur this week. Record heat is possible. Thankfully, relief arrives by the weekend.
SPC – No watches are valid as of Mon Aug 19 08:02:02 UTC 2024
No watches are valid as of Mon Aug 19 08:02:02 UTC 2024.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 638
WW 638 SEVERE TSTM AL FL GA CW 182310Z – 190600Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 638 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 710 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southern Alabama Florida Panhandle Southern Georgia Coastal Waters * Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 710 PM until 200 AM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible SUMMARY...Clusters of storms capable of wind damage and possibly some hail will continue south-southeastward across the region this evening within a hot/moist environment. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 50 miles northwest of Pensacola FL to 30 miles east southeast of Vidalia GA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 634...WW 635...WW 636...WW 637... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 55 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 31025. ...Guyer
Water rescues underway in Connecticut after flash flooding causes mudslides, washes out roads
Significant rainfall totals nearing a foot across southwestern Connecticut caused the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Emergency on Sunday as law enforcement worked multiple water rescues across the region.
Ernesto becomes hurricane again as Atlantic Canada threatened by dangerous surf, rip currents
Ernesto has intensified into a hurricane again and is now expected to bring impacts to Atlantic Canada this week, including high surf, rip currents and strong winds in parts of Newfoundland, in its final chapter before heading into the open North Atlantic.
