{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.2e64886bfeec4cab2b5bc7a0418bd8d81d7d01a6.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Warning issued July 6 at 5:37PM EDT until July 6 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Upton NY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-06","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.2e64886bfeec4cab2b5bc7a0418bd8d81d7d01a6.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Upton NY"},"word_count":187,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Warning: Flood Warning issued July 6 at 5:37PM EDT until July 6 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Upton NY\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Fairfield, CT\n**Issued by:** NWS Upton NY\n**Sent:** 2026-07-06T17:37:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-06T17:37:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-06T23:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.\n\n* WHERE...A portion of southern Connecticut, including the following\ncounty, Fairfield.\n\n* WHEN...Until 1130 PM EDT.\n\n* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying\nand flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 534 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated moderate to\noccasionally heavy rain continued to fall across the area.\nFlooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the\nwarned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. The\nStill River at Brookfield was approaching flood stage.\n- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible\nin the warned area.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nDanbury, Ridgefield, Bethel and Brookfield.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nBe especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the\ndangers of flooding."}