UPDATED: 6:30 PM, Saturday, September 8:
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR LITCHFIELD COUNTY…
AT 618 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROXBURY STATION TO LITCHFIELD TO NORTH GREEN… OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEW MILFORD TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TORRINGTON TO 13 MILES NORTH OF TORRINGTON…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR… NORTH WOODBURY… WOODBURY CENTER… WOODBURY AND TORRINGFORD BY 630 PM EDT… WATERTOWN… TOWN HILL… RORABACK LODGE AND REYNOLDS BRIDGE BY 635 PM EDT… TOLLES AND PLYMOUTH BY 640 PM EDT…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH… PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS… DESTRUCTIVE HAIL… AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER… PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE… DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV OR
ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.
For updated information visit the National Weather Service Forecast page for New Hartford, CT.
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UPDATED: 2:40 p.m., Saturday, September 8:
THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED. THE TORNADO WATCH IS IN PLACE FOR LITCHFIELD COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM
For updated information visit the National Weather Service Forecast page for New Hartford, CT.
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TORNADO WARNING:
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
TORRINGTON BY 205 PM EDT…
NEW HARTFORD AND WINSTED BY 220 PM EDT…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO… LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY… SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE…SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES… EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE…LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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IS HEADED TOWARDS NEW HARTFORD - PLEASE GET TO A SHELTERED AREA IMMEDIATELY - 2:05 PM
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TORNADO WATCH 637 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT… WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS… EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.
.DAY ONE… THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH.
For updated information visit the National Weather Service Forecast page for New Hartford, CT.
A view of Bridge Street and the commercial district from the NHPlus HQ in downtown New Hartford at noon on Saturday, September 8. Photo: Maria Moore
