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FLASH FLOOD WATCH

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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
358 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2014

…FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT…

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS…IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…NORTHERN
FAIRFIELD…NORTHERN MIDDLESEX…NORTHERN NEW HAVEN…NORTHERN
NEW LONDON…SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD…SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX…
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN AND SOUTHERN NEW LONDON. IN NORTHEAST NEW
JERSEY…EASTERN BERGEN…EASTERN ESSEX…EASTERN PASSAIC…
EASTERN UNION…HUDSON…WESTERN BERGEN…WESTERN ESSEX…
WESTERN PASSAIC AND WESTERN UNION. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…
BRONX…KINGS (BROOKLYN)…NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)…NORTHEASTERN
SUFFOLK…NORTHERN NASSAU…NORTHERN QUEENS…NORTHERN
WESTCHESTER…NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK…ORANGE…PUTNAM…
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)…ROCKLAND…SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK…
SOUTHERN NASSAU…SOUTHERN QUEENS…SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER AND
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK.

* FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WARM AND VERY HUMID AIRMASS WILL MAKE FOR
THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS…WITH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL BETWEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL INCREASE THE
FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL.

* THE MAIN POTENTIAL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FLOODING OF
URBANIZED AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS…ROADWAYS…AND IN AREAS
OF POOR DRAINAGE. IN ADDITION…SMALL STREAMS OR RIVERS MAY
EXCEED BANKFULL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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2 thoughts on “FLASH FLOOD WATCH

  1. Time to re-fill those home swimming pools and any Water Tanks on Village properties….. be careful .

  2. Dom. STOP!

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