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Flash Flood Warning Issued for Fairfield County
Heavy winds and rain moved through the area Thursday afternoon.
Update, 12:55 p.m.:
The severe thunderstorm warning for Fairfield County has expired, but a flash flood warning remains in effect.
Update, 12:40 p.m.:
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A flash flood warning is also in effect through 3:15 p.m.
"National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated locally heavy rainfall ongoing over the warned area, with a second batch of locally heavy rainfall on the way that will produce flash flooding over the warned area," the NWS warned.
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Original article:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Darien and surrounding areas, in effect through 12:45 p.m.
"At 11:57 a.m. ... radar indiciated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph," the service reported. "The storms were located along a line extending from Mount Kisco to White Plains ... and moving east at 30 mph."
"In addition to large hail and damaging winds, continuous cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring with this storm," the service warned.
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