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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch

National Weather Service New York NY

1145 PM EDT Sat May 26 2018



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS MORNING...



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Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-

Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-

New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-

Kings (Brooklyn)-Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-

Southern Nassau-

1145 PM EDT Sat May 26 2018



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SUNDAY...



The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a



* Flash Flood Watch for portions of northeast New Jersey and 

  southeast New York, including the following areas, in 

  northeast New Jersey, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern 

  Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, 

  and Western Union. In southeast New York, Bronx, Kings 

  (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern Nassau, Northern 

  Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Southern Nassau, and 

  Southern Queens. 



* Until 11 AM EDT Sunday



* An area of heavy rain is expected to develop in New Jersey, and

  drift northeast into the watch area during the early morning

  hours. Heavy downpours may lead to flash flooding along with

  urban and poor drainage flooding.



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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