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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch

National Weather Service New York NY

348 AM EDT Sun Jun 18 2017



...HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO

MONDAY NIGHT...



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Western Passaic-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-

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

Eastern Union-Orange-Putnam-Rockland-Northern Westchester-

Southern Westchester-

348 AM EDT Sun Jun 18 2017



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE

MONDAY NIGHT...



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, Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Union, and Hudson. In

  southeast New York, Westchester, Orange, Putnam, and Rockland.

  



* From Monday afternoon through late Monday night



* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across the

  area Monday afternoon into Monday night in association with a

  slow moving cold front. These storms have the potential to train

  across the same area, leading to flash flooding.



* Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected across the watch

  area, with locally higher amounts, especially in any training

  thunderstorms.



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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