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Sunday, July 23, 2017

NWS issues Flood Watch for our area


Flood Watch
National Weather Service New York NY
341 PM EDT Sun Jul 23 2017

...Flooding Possible Late Tonight into Monday Morning...

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Western Passaic-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-
Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-
Eastern Union-Orange-Rockland-Southern Westchester-
New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-
Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwestern Suffolk-Southwestern Suffolk-
Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
341 PM EDT Sun Jul 23 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of northeast New Jersey and
  southeast New York, including the following areas, 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), Northern
  Nassau, Northern Queens, Northwestern Suffolk, Orange,
  Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southern Nassau, Southern
  Queens, Southern Westchester, and Southwestern Suffolk.

* From midnight EDT tonight through Monday morning

* An area of low pressure will develop along a frontal boundary to
  our south and pass just south and east of Long Island. Rainfall
  rates of 1 to 2 inches an hour are possible and may lead to
  flash flooding the New York City metro and surrounding areas.
  Flash flooding will also be possible for portions of the Lower
  Hudson Valley.

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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