The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for New Haven County, as well as Fairfield County, according to the emergency alert system.
The notice, which broke into regular television programming at 12:23 p.m., reported the warning will remain in effect until 12:53 p.m.
Additionally, after of rain and thunder today, the weather service meteorologists have updated their forecast this morning.
Because of this, the service has issued a hazardous weather alert reporting severe storms are expected to impact the area today, bringing with them heavy rains and strong, gusty winds.
Patch will continue to provide updates on the weather, and how it might impact today's festival on the green, as it develops.