“Red Flag Warning Issued for Southern Connecticut”

RED FLAG WARNING

URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service New York NY

746 PM EDT Tue Apr 11 2023

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EDT

THURSDAY FOR SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…

…RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED…

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Red Flag Warning

for Southern Connecticut, which is in effect from 10 AM Wednesday to

7 PM EDT Thursday.

* AFFECTED AREA…Northern Fairfield, Northern New Haven, Northern

Middlesex, Northern New London, Southern Fairfield, Southern New

Haven, Southern Middlesex and Southern New London.

* TIMING…Late Wednesday morning into Wednesday evening.

* WINDS…West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Ranging from 20 to 30 percent.

* TEMPERATURES…In the low to mid 70s.

* LIGHTNING…none.

* IMPACTS…rapid fire spread if ignition occurs.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Conditions have fallen below criteria