At 651 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ledyard Center, or 7 miles southeast of Norwich, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 45 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near. Ledyard and Preston around 655 PM EDT. Voluntown around 700 PM EDT.

* WHAT. Heat index values around 95 Saturday and Sunday. * WHERE. Northern Middlesex and Northern New London Counties. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* WHAT. Heat index values up to 99. * WHERE. In Connecticut, Hartford CT, Tolland CT, and Windham CT Counties. In Massachusetts, Eastern Hampden MA and Eastern Hampshire MA Counties. * WHEN. Until 7 PM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 444 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT HARTFORD TOLLAND WINDHAM IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS WORCESTER IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS FRANKLIN HAMPDEN HAMPSHIRE IN RHODE ISLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND KENT PROVIDENCE IN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND WASHINGTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLOCK ISLAND, FITCHBURG, GREENFIELD, HARTFORD, NORTHAMPTON, PROVIDENCE, PUTNAM, SPRINGFIELD, UNION, VERNON, WARWICK, WESTERLY, WILLIMANTIC, AND WORCESTER.

FFWBOX The National Weather Service in Norton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for. Southeastern Windham County in northern Connecticut. * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 505 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD. Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include. Windham, Plainfield, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Sterling, Chaplin, Hampton and Scotland.