Thursday, June 6, 2013

BAD WEATHER WARNINGS

Flash Flood Watch for Western Essex, NJ

From 6:00 AM EDT, Fri., Jun 07, 2013 until 2:00 PM EDT, Sat., Jun 08, 2013

Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY

Thu, Jun 6, 2013, 2:38 PM EDT

... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH 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 FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM ANDREA... COMBINED WITH A SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE WEST WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING UNTIL SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE FORECASTED... WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM HOURLY RATES COULD REACH BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES.
* THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS... AS WELL AS SMALL STREAM FLASH FLOODING. MAIN STREAM RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN WITHIN THEIR BANKS. IT SHOULD BE STRESSED THAT WHILE WE ARE EXPECTING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAINFALL... THE MAIN CONCERN DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WILL BE FLASHY RESPONSES ACROSS THE URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS.
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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