NWS issues Flood Watch for our area

Flood Watch
National Weather Service New York NY
321 PM EST Wed Dec 19 2018

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Upton 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 late Thursday night through late Friday night

* An area of low pressure moving up the spine of the Appalachians
  Thursday into Friday will result in a widespread 2 to 3 inch
  rainfall across the region. The rain could be heavy at times,
  especially late Thursday night into Friday.

* The heavy rain will result in the potential for flooding of
  urban, low lying, and poor drainage areas, as well as minor
  river flooding on fast responding streams. In addition, flooding
  concerns could be exacerbated along the coast if the heaviest
  rain coincided with the Friday morning 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.