Flood Watch
National Weather Service New York NY
405 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020
...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING...
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Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex-
Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-
Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Western Passaic-
Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-
Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-Orange-
Putnam-Rockland-Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-
New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-
Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwestern Suffolk-Northeastern Suffolk-
Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk-Northern Queens-
Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
405 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2020
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for Southern Connecticut, Northeast New
Jersey, the Lower Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island.
* From Friday morning through Friday evening.
* Heavy rain showers and embedded thunderstorms are forecast
Friday into Friday evening. A total of 1 to 3 inches of rainfall
is forecast with locally higher amounts possible. Torrential
rainfall within a short period of time will be possible and this
could lead to flooding of low lying, urban and poor drainage
areas. Some smaller streams and rivers could exceed bankfull.
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.