Flood Watch for Western Essex, NJ
From 6:00 AM EDT, Mon., Oct 29, 2012 until 6:00 PM EDT, Tue., Oct 30, 2012
Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
Sun, Oct 28, 2012, 5:54 AM EDT
Local Radar Map
Updated Oct 28, 2012, 9:45am EDT
... 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. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS.
* THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE 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.
HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS... SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.
* HAZARDS... DAMAGING WINDS OF LONG DURATION.
* WINDS... NORTHEAST 35 TO 55 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 70 TO 80 MPH... STRONGEST MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHEST WINDS OVER ELEVATED ROADWAYS... TALL BUILDINGS... HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED AREAS INCLUDING THE SHORE. WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING... MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
* IMPACTS... A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY EXISTS. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE. WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND SNAPPING OFF LARGE TREE BRANCHES. POWER OUTAGES COULD LAST AT LEAST SEVERAL DAYS. DEBRIS WILL BLOCK SOME ROADS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND HOMES IS POSSIBLE. WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS COULD BE BROKEN BY FLYING DEBRIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.
FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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