>FLOOD WATCH…LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE TRI-STATE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
FLOOD WATCH…CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
459 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011
…LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE TRI-STATE
THROUGH THIS EVENING…
.AS A SLOW MOVING STORM TRACKS SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND THROUGH
THIS EVENING…IT WILL CONTINUE TO USHER AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF
MOISTURE INTO THE TRI-STATE REGION. THIS MOISTURE IS BEING ACTED
ON BY THE STORM…CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS MOST OF THE TRI-STATE INTO THIS EVENING.
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-
EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-
EASTERN UNION-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
459 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2011
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…NORTHERN FAIRFIELD…NORTHERN NEW
HAVEN…SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD AND SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN. IN
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY…EASTERN BERGEN…EASTERN ESSEX…
EASTERN PASSAIC…EASTERN UNION…HUDSON…WESTERN BERGEN…
WESTERN ESSEX AND WESTERN UNION. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…
BRONX…KINGS (BROOKLYN)…NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)…NORTHERN
NASSAU…NORTHERN QUEENS…NORTHERN WESTCHESTER…NORTHWESTERN
SUFFOLK…PUTNAM…RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)…ROCKLAND…
SOUTHERN NASSAU…SOUTHERN QUEENS…SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER AND
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE…IS FORECAST TO FALL IN THE WATCH AREA…ON
TOP OF THE 2 TO 11 INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN.
THIS COULD RESULT IN THE FLASH FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND FAST
RESPONDING SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS LOCATED ACROSS MOST OF
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY…SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…AND SOUTHWESTERN
CONNECTICUT.
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.