WGUS51 KOKX 101737 FFWOKX CTC011-102345- /O.EXT.KOKX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240110T2345Z/ /00000.3.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service New York NY 1237 PM EST Wed Jan 10 2024 The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... A Dam Break on the Yantic River below Fitchville Pond Dam in... Central New London County in southern Connecticut... * Until 645 PM EST Wednesday. * At 1237 PM EST, county dispatch reported the potential failure of Fitchville Pond Dam. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding from the potential failure of Fitchville Pond Dam. SOURCE...CT DHEMS IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding is possible in areas downstream from the Fitchville Pond Dam along the Yantic River. * The nearest downstream town is Bozrah, Fitchville, located 0.1 mile. This includes the following streams and drainages... Pearson Brook and Yantic River. Flooding is occurring along the Yantic River. CT DHEMS reports people are trapped in buildings and homes in and around the area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 4156 7217 4157 7216 4157 7215 4156 7215 4155 7216 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE DAM FAILURE...IMMINENT $$ DS