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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch

National Weather Service New York NY

106 PM EDT Fri Aug 18 2017



...Heavy Showers and Thunderstorms through Early Tonight...



.As a cold front moves slowly east toward the area, narrow bands of

heavy showers and thunderstorms will move northeast across the area.



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Southern Fairfield-Western Passaic-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-

Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-

Western Union-Eastern Union-Rockland-Northern Westchester-

Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-

Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northern Queens-

Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-

106 PM EDT Fri Aug 18 2017



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...



The National Weather Service in Upton 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, Southern Fairfield. 

  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), Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern 

  Westchester, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southern 

  Nassau, Southern Queens, and Southern Westchester. 



* Until 11 PM EDT this evening



* Narrow bands of heavy showers could produce rainfall rates from

  1 to 3 inches per hour as they move across the same area. With

  wet antecedent conditions, flash flooding is possible.

  

* There is a chance for widespread life threatening flooding of

  small rivers, streams, brooks, and urban areas.



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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