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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch

National Weather Service New York NY

326 PM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018



...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...





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Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-

Southern New London-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Eastern Bergen-

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

Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-

Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwestern Suffolk-

Northeastern Suffolk-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk-

Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-

326 PM EDT Thu Jul 5 2018



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH

FRIDAY AFTERNOON...



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, 

  Southern Middlesex, Southern New Haven, and Southern New 

  London. In northeast New Jersey, Eastern Bergen, Eastern 

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

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

  (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northeastern Suffolk, 

  Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northwestern Suffolk, 

  Richmond (Staten Island), Southeastern Suffolk, Southern 

  Nassau, Southern Queens, Southern Westchester, and 

  Southwestern Suffolk. 



* From 2 AM EDT Friday through Friday afternoon



* Heavy rainfall from showers and thunderstorms will result in

  urban and poor drainage flooding. Rainfall rates of one to two

  inches per hour are possible with some of these storms.



* Torrential downpours could impact the morning commute.



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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