Connecticut Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/14/2026 13:23

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 4:23PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 14, 2026 - 1:23pm
Expires: 
August 14, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
At 422 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm over Glastonbury, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Middletown, Colchester, East Hampton, Salem, Chester, Cromwell, Portland, East Haddam, Haddam, Lebanon, Lyme, Lake Pocotopaug--East Hampton, Franklin, Moodus, and Millington.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Northern Middlesex; Northern New London
Forcast Office: 
NWS Upton NY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov