FLOOD WATCH TODAY AND TONIGHT

From The National Weather Service:

.. FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT... SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD. IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... BERGEN... ESSEX... PASSAIC... UNION... AND HUDSON. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... BRONX... KINGS (BROOKLYN)... NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)... NASSAU... QUEENS... WESTCHESTER... RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)... AND ROCKLAND.
* FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
* RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING THURSDAY. FLOODING OF URBAN... LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS THE EVENING RUSH HOUR... WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED BY THAT TIME.
* AS THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TONIGHT... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... INCREASING THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD... SIGNIFICANT URBAN... LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING... AS WELL AS FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS.
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.