January 10, 2014
| Event: | Flood Watch |
| Alert: | ...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A * 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 SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE MIDWEST INTO EASTERN CANADA WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL TAP INTO THE GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 1/2 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 2 1/2 INCHES IN AND NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF NEW YORK CITY...IS LIKELY TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT URBAN...LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING EARLY THIS WEEKEND. IN ADDITION TO URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...FLASHY SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR ICE JAM FLOODING. |
No comments:
Post a Comment