« View county listFlood AdvisoryCTC005-221300-
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LITCHFIELD CT-
501 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
900 AM EDT FOR LITCHFIELD COUNTY...
AT 459 AM EDT RADAR SHOWED RAIN ENDING OVER LITCHFIELD COUNTY...BUT
RUN OFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN COULD STILL CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND STANDING WATER IN LOW SPOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
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LAT...LON 4172 7349 4204 7347 4203 7303 4197 7302
4197 7288 4186 7295 4182 7294 4179 7301
4164 7298
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