Flash Flood Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL WINDHAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PUTNAM... * UNTIL 1015 PM EDT * AT 843 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR BROOKLYN...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF PLAINFIELD...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM. FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY...INCLUDING UNDERPASSES. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW VEHICLES TO CROSS SAFELY...OR THE ROADWAY MAY BE UNDERMINED. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT RAPID FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED AREAS BY FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE.