THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THE CONNECTICUT REGION. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY, WITH HEAT INDICES REACHING 95-100 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON INLAND, WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST. WITH THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY COMES THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED CONNECTICUT IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS BETWEEN 5PM AND 10PM. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY MORNING AS WELL. ONCE THE COLD FRONT HAS PASSED, TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME COMFORTABLE, WITH HIGHS REACHING 70 DEGREES ON THURSDAY. THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK CALLS FOR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON SATURDAY AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ON SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING 75 DEGREES ON BOTH DAYS. David Gofstein Public Works Superintendent Town of Bloomfield To post to the list, email to chssa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx