Special Weather Statement Issued For Hartford/Tolland County

Via the National Weather Service:

Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT

...MINOR FLOODING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE...

At 616 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain over most of western and central Massachusetts, as well as northern Connecticut, moving to the
northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Minor flooding.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Roads that typically flood in heavy rain may be impacted.

Locations impacted include...
Springfield, Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Bristol, Manchester, Chicopee, East Hartford, Enfield, Southington, Westfield, Leominster, Fitchburg, Holyoke, Amherst, Glastonbury, Newington, Vernon, Windsor and Northampton.

Updated traffic conditions:

E. HARTFORD - Delays. I-84 Westbound is congested between Exits 54 and 50 (0.7 miles). Reported Thursday, June 9 at 8:22 am.

HARTFORD - Delays. I-84 Eastbound is congested between Exits 48 and 55 (1.8 miles). Reported Thursday, June 9 at 8:31 am.

WINDSOR - Delays. I-91 Southbound is congested between Exits 34 and 32 (2.4 miles). Reported Thursday, June 9 at 8:25 am.

E. HARTFORD - Crash (2 Vehicle) on RT2 Eastbound between Exits 2 and 5. The right lane is closed. Reported Thursday, June 9 at 7:56 am.

E. HARTFORD - Delays. RT2 Westbound is congested between Exits 4 and 2W (0.5 miles). Reported Thursday, June 9 at 8:46 am.

Extended forecast details:

Today
Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 81. East wind 5 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday
A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night
A chance of showers, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.