Flood Warning
FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 157 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 NYC005-047-059-061-081-103-092100- /O.NEW.KOKX.FA.W.0008.141209T1857Z-141209T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BRONX NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-NASSAU NY-SUFFOLK NY-QUEENS NY- KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY- 157 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... NASSAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... SUFFOLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... * UNTIL 400 PM EST * AT 156 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE MODERATE RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER RAIN. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOME LOCATIONS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
No comments:
Post a Comment