A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Hartford, New Haven, Litchfield and Fairfield Counties and a thunderstorm watch is in effect for the rest of the state.
The severe storm prediction center (SPC) has placed most of Connecticut in a “Slight” risk of severe weather. A portion of western CT falls in an “enhanced” risk of severe storms. An enhanced risk in western Connecticut means there is a higher threat for storms to become severe.
Severe thunderstorm watch for all of Connecticut until 8 p.m. #nbcct pic.twitter.com/WXQNT87x8L
— Ryan Hanrahan (@ryanhanrahan) June 19, 2017
We expect strong winds, hail and very heavy rain. There is even a slight threat for a small tornado. The National Weather Service has issued a "flash flood watch" for Fairfield, Litchfield, Tolland, New Haven and Hartford counties for this afternoon and evening. The threat for 1 to 2 inches of rain falling in a short amount of time is possible.
The storm prediction center (SPC) has placed most of Connecticut in a “slight” risk of severe weather. A portion of western Connecticut falls in an “enhanced” risk of severe storms. An enhanced risk in western Connecticut means there is a higher threat for storms to become severe.
Here a look at First Alert Future Radar for Monday evening pic.twitter.com/d45xyryJDS
— NBC Connecticut (@NBCConnecticut) June 18, 2017
The timing of the storms should be after 2 p.m. The best chance for the storms moving through would be after noon and evening from west to east.
Stay with the First Alert forecast team as new data continues to come into the forecast center.