A storm system brought a hefty amount of rain this morning that flooded roads and brought down wires, and more rain is on the way this afternoon.
NBC Connecticut has declared a First Alert Weather Day in light of flooding concerns. While widespread severe weather is not expected, localized flooding and scattered thunderstorms are possible.
Heavy rain caused problems for the morning commute and flash flood watches are in effect for Fairfield and New Haven counties through this afternoon.
Eversource is reporting 1,815 power outages and 1,124 of them are in Southington.
A tree has fallen across part of Route 120, or Meriden Avenue, in Southington.
United Illuminating is reporting 721 power outages, including 414 in Stratford.
Electrical wires came down and landed on Main Street in Stratford. Main Street, also known as Route 113, is closed between Longbrook Avenue and Barnum Avenue, or Route 1.
United Illuminating has been notified. It's not clear when the road will reopen. There are power outages in the area, according to police.
Surf Avenue in Stratford flooded this morning, trapping a car in the floodwaters.
There are issues in other towns as well.
A branch and wires came down on Church Street in East Haven and United Illuminating crews are at the scene.
Darien police said there was some street flooding beneath the Metro-North tracks that cross Route 1. The road remained open, but police urged drivers to go slowly.
There were several crashes on the highways this morning, including one on Interstate 84 West in Waterbury, between exits 16 and 17, that caused heavy delays..
While the activity will become more scattered in nature tomorrow afternoon and evening, it will still be wet and the lulls won’t last long. As a cold front approaches, with just enough instability, there can be a gusty thunderstorm.
Temperatures will be stuck in the mid-70s with overcast skies, rain and high humidity.
Tuesday's rainfall will actually be beneficial, since both Bridgeport and Windsor Locks climate sites have a yearly rainfall deficit of more than 4 inches of rain, which works out to be roughly one month’s worth of precipitation.
This storm will take a sizable chunk out of that deficit and help with some of the lawns that are in need of liquid as summer enters its later stage.
Wednesday brings much-improved weather, but the day isn’t completely dry for everyone. An upper-level trough coupled with the heating of the day means there can be a stray shower, but any shower would be brief.
Temperatures on Wednesday will be near 80 degrees and the humidity will once again be absent.
Thursday and Friday feature sunshine as a sprawling area of high pressure builds in from the Mid-Atlantic states. The lack of humidity will continue with temperatures in the lower-80s.
An early glance at the weekend shows a decent forecast for outdoor activities. A cold front comes through on Saturday and results in scattered thunderstorms, but it looks like a fairly quick mover and that means Sunday should feature sunshine with temperatures in the mid-80s.
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