Coastal Flooding Advisory: 11-3 Today; 3 Thunderstorms Possible [Update]

Update, 7:55 a.m.:

In addition to minor coastal flooding and possibly multiple thunderstorms, the National Weather Service has issued a "Special Weather Statement" warning of "locally dense fog this morning."

The statement, issued for southern Fairfield County, along with the southern parts of Westchester and New Haven Counties, predicts "areas of fog will result in lowered visibilities with local reductions in visibility down to a quarter mile.

"Motorists are urged to exercise caution when commuting this morning, using low-beam headlights and leaving extra space between vehicles."

Original article, 5:39 a.m.:

Widespread but minor flooding is predicted for western Long Island Sound between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. today, and that may include Norwalk, the National Weather Service warns.

Three separate thunderstorms may also hit the city—one before 2 p.m., another after 4 p.m. and yet a third sometime before 9 p.m., according to the weather service's forecast specifically for Norwalk. The service predicts a 60 percent chance of rain during the day Thursday.

Patchy fog is expected before 9 a.m., according to the forecast.

The weather service issued a "Coastal Flood Advisory," last updated at 1:52 a.m. Thursday, predicting "widespread minor coastal flooding" at this end of the sound. "A coastal flood advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore," according to the weather service.

In Norwalk, temperatures are expected to reach a high of 76 degrees on Thursday, the weather service stated. Friday should be partly sunny, but scattered or isolated showers are in the forecast for Friday night through Saturday night.

Editor's note: It takes a Mark Twain to describe New England's capricious weather, .