Heavy Rain Moving Into Westport, Flooding Possible

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Heavy rains will move into Fairfield County on Wednesday night and could cause flooding in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.

Heavy rains could trigger localized flooding on Wednesday night and Thursday.
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Joe Jenkins

10/15/2014 12:10 p.m.

The chance for precipitation will increase steadily after noon Wednesday with the heaviest precipitation scheduled to arrive after 9 p.m. Up to 2 inches of rainfall is possible.

Showers and the threat of flooding will linger through Thursday with an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain possible.

The potential for localized heavy rain may trigger a flood watch from the National Weather Service, though there is not a watch in place at this time.

The wet weather will begin to exit the region from east to west on Thursday before clearing on Friday.

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