NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE : FLOOD WATCH

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE : FLOOD WATCH
554 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012

…SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY…

…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON…

THE 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
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 MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* A DANGEROUS COASTAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING BETWEEN 2 AND 6
INCHES OF RAIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS…IN
AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN BANDS AS WELL AS
AREAS THAT ARE NEAR THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION OF THE STORM.

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RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
HEAVIEST BANDS.

* THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CA– USE WIDESPREAD URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY…WITH FLOODING
OF FLASHY…FAST RESPONDING STREAMS LIKELY AS WELL. THE URBAN
AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING WILL LIKELY BE EXACERBATED BY
FALLEN LEAVES CLOGGING DRAINS…AND ALONG COASTAL AREAS DURING
THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
DEVELOP.