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Flood Watch

National Weather Service New York NY

354 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2017



...HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON

INTO TONIGHT...



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Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Southern Fairfield-

Southern New Haven-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)-Northern Queens-

Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-

354 PM EDT Mon Jun 19 2017



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...



The Flash Flood Watch continues for



* Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and 

  southeast New York, including the following areas, in southern 

  Connecticut, Northern Fairfield, Northern New Haven, Southern 

  Fairfield, and Southern New Haven. 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, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten 

  Island), Rockland, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, and 

  Southern Westchester. 



* Through late tonight



* Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop 

  across the area from this afternoon into tonight ahead of a 

  slow moving cold front. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms have 

  the potential to move 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 possible. 



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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