Thunderstorms, New Flooding Concerns Emerge In CT's Forecast

Milford CT

07 September, 2021

8:14 AM

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Good Tuesday morning Connecticut, At least it's a short work week, at least for most of us. The weather Tuesday is great, an abundance of sunshine and temperatures around 80 degrees. Wednesday will feature some sun and clouds, but then we may see some more heavy rain move in at night. The National Weather Service said scattered thunderstorms and heavy downpours are possible late Wednesday into early Thursday. There is a "marginal to slight risk of flash flooding" in southwest Connecticut, specifically. Some thunderstorms across Connecticut late Wednesday and Thursday may be severe, the weather service also cautions. An inch or two of rain is possible in parts of the state. The upcoming weekend does look perfect though. ** 2021 LABOR DAY WEEKEND - FINAL TRAFFIC STATISTICS** From the time period starting at 6 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 6, to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 6, the Connecticut State Police had 1,315 calls for service, assisted 55 motorists, responded to 79 accidents, 1 involving serious injury and 1 involving a fatality, made 4 DUI arrests, issued 89 citations for speeding and 1 seatbelt citation. They issued 12 citations for hazardous moving violations (to include: unsafe lane change, following too closely, move over, etc). The information below reflects the final statistics for the time period beginning at 12a.m. on Friday, Sept. 3, through 11:59 pm on Monday, Sept. 6: Calls for service: 6,296Speeding: 515Seatbelt violations: 19Total traffic violations: 282DUI arrests: 41Accidents: 406Investigated: 375Serious Injuries: 2Fatalities: 3 Top stories across Connecticut as of Tuesday morning Fatal accident A motorcyclist died after being involved in a crash on Route 8 in Shelton late Monday, according to WTNH News 8. The highway closed for a period of time Monday night as emergency crews responded. The victim's ID has not yet been released. (Read the full News 8 story here.) Fatal shooting A 30-year-old North Branford man was shot and killed before sunrise on Sunday in New Haven, police said. Zaire Luciano, from the Northford section of town, was pronounced dead at the scene of the pre-dawn shooting, police spokesperson office Scott Shumway said. (Read the full story here.) Change of plans at UConn Randy Edsall is departing the UConn football program immediately. He had announced plans to retire at the conclusion of the season, but those plans changed in less than 24 hours. Hearst CT's Mike Anthony reports Edsall will get his full salary for the current football season. Randy Edsall will collect his full salary for this season -- $1.256 million.— Mike Anthony (@ManthonyHearst) September 6, 2021 2 children injured during bonfire Two children, ages 5 and 7, were injured during a bonfire at a home in Bristol Sunday night when someone accidentally poured accelerated into the bonfire, Fox 61 reports. (Read the full Fox 61 story here). A good day to get married Hammonasset beachgoers had to do a double take Monday Newlyweds celebrated the unofficial end of summer with a stroll in the sand.@T2Fox61 has the story.https://t.co/Kohg1qGm0x— FOX61 (@FOX61News) September 7, 2021 Morning Bright Spot! Our ⁦@FOX61News⁩ photographer ⁦@RAWNUTMEG_CT⁩ recovered a runaway dog while on assignment this morning. pic.twitter.com/XJuLTzQwBy— Keith McGilvery (@Keith_McGilvery) September 7, 2021 Here are the current conditions on CT's major roads HARTFORD - Delays. I-91 Northbound is congested between Exits 27 and 29 (0.9 miles). Reported Tuesday, September 7 at 7:52 am. WESTPORT - Delays. I-95 Southbound is congested between Exits 17 and 11 (5.7 miles). Reported Tuesday, September 7 at 6:46 am. STAMFORD - Delays. I-95 Southbound is congested between Exits 8 and 5 (3.1 miles). Reported Tuesday, September 7 at 8:19 am. TRUMBULL - Road Work on RT15 Northbound between Exits 48 and 49S (1.3 miles) in effect today until 4:00 pm. Expect lane closures. Reported Tuesday, September 7 at 8:39 am. TRUMBULL - Delays. RT15 Southbound is congested between Exits 38 and 35 (2.5 miles). Reported Tuesday, September 7 at 6:50 am. BERLIN - Road Work on RT9 Northbound between Exits 22 and 24 (1.7 miles) in effect today until 3:30 pm. The right shoulder is closed. Reported Tuesday, September 7 at 7:23 am. BERLIN - Road Work on RT9 Southbound between Exits 23 and 22 (0.9 miles) in effect today until 3:30 pm. The right shoulder is closed. Reported Tuesday, September 7 at 7:24 am.