Tropical Storm Andrea is growing and will have an impact on our weather.
Showers will be moving in Thursday evening and overnight, but the heaviest rain, associated with Tropical Storm Andrea, will hit us Friday afternoon and Friday night.
The National Weather Service has issued flood watches from Friday morning through Saturday afternoon.
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As Andrea, the first of the Atlantic hurricane season, moves north from Florida to the Maryland beaches, rain will really intensify across southern New England.
Rainfall totals will range from 1 inch to as much as 4 inches by the time the rain tapers off early Saturday morning.
This will create urban street flooding in flood-prone areas and maybe some flooding near smaller rivers and streams.
Winds will freshen along the shoreline as the storm flies by early Saturday and they will gust to 30 to 40 miles per hour for a little while on Friday night/early Saturday.
The weekend weather will not be as unsettled as previously thought.
Rains should end around dawn on Saturday. Partly sunny skies will develop and it will be humid.
A scattered thunderstorm will form in the afternoon and evening.
“Hurricane season is indeed upon us, and our storm luck being what it is, residents should start to make preparations for inclement weather,” Gov. Dannel Malloy said in a statement. “The current forecast is calling for heavy rain, minor flooding, and high winds, so I want people to take common-sense precautions to secure their property and be aware of deteriorating conditions as this storm approaches.”
Sunday looks like a better day with partly sunny skies and a lower chance of a pop-up shower.
Highs in the 70s are expected both days.
The weather pattern remains pretty unsettled for next week as well.
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