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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Flash Flood Warning

National Weather Service New York NY

837 AM EDT FRI AUG 4 2017



The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a



* Flash Flood Warning for...

  Queens County in southeastern New York...

  Bronx County in southeastern New York...

  New York County in southeastern New York...

  Kings County in southeastern New York...



* Until 1030 AM EDT



* At 835 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 

  heavy rain across northern portions of Brooklyn and Queens. Up to 

  one inch of rain has already fallen from Williamsburg northeast 

  to Jackson Heights. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.



* Some locations that will experience flooding include...

  Jamaica, Flatbush, Flushing, Mott Haven, Crown Heights, RFK Bridge,

  Throgs Neck Bridge, Laguardia Airport, The Verrazano Narrows

  Bridge, Jackson Heights, Forest Hills, Canarsie, Bay Ridge, Astoria

  and Lower East Side.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small

creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as

well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.



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LAT...LON 4059 7401 4060 7404 4061 7405 4064 7405

      4066 7403 4068 7403 4069 7401 4070 7402

      4083 7391 4083 7380 4072 7374 4060 7387



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Stachelski



