Sharon, CT Warnings, Watches and Advisories

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Sharon.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 11:09AM EDT until August 27 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

SVROKX The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Westchester County in southeastern New York... Eastern Putnam County in southeastern New York... Rockland County in southeastern New York... * Until noon EDT. * At 1109 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ossining, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Mount Kisco around 1120 AM EDT. Yorktown Heights around 1125 AM EDT. Bedford around 1130 AM EDT. Ridgefield around 1145 AM EDT.

Flood Watch issued August 26 at 2:27PM EDT until August 27 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following areas, Northern Fairfield and Southern Fairfield, northeast New Jersey, including the following areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic and Western Union, and southeast New York, including the following areas, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens and Southern Westchester. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Total rainfall amounts are around 1 to 1.5 inches in the watch area, but some areas could receive up to 3 inches with peak rainfall rates between 1.5 to 2.5 in/hr. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood