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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch...CORRECTED

National Weather Service New York NY

1237 AM EDT Sat Aug 4 2018



...Flash Flooding possible into Saturday Afternoon...



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Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex-

Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-

Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Northwestern Suffolk-

Northeastern Suffolk-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk-

Northern Nassau-Southern Nassau-

1237 AM EDT Sat Aug 4 2018



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...



The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for



* Portions of southern Connecticut and southeast New York, 

  including the following areas, in southern Connecticut, 

  Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, 

  Northern New London, Southern Fairfield, Southern Middlesex, 

  Southern New Haven, and Southern New London. In southeast New 

  York, Northeastern Suffolk, Northern Nassau, Northwestern 

  Suffolk, Southeastern Suffolk, Southern Nassau, and 

  Southwestern Suffolk. 



* Through Saturday afternoon.



* Showers and thunderstorms will become widespread across Western

  Long Island and Southwestern Connecticut early Saturday morning

  and move eastward through Saturday afternoon. Areas of urban and

  poor drainage flooding are likely, with localized flash 

  flooding possible.



* Flash flooding can be expected in locations that experience

  successive thunderstorms moving through. Locations across 

  Southern Connecticut that have already received substantial rain

  in the last couple of days will be particularly vulnerable.

  



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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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-

Southern Queens-

1237 AM EDT Sat Aug 4 2018



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...



The Flash Flood Watch continues 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, Western Passaic, and 

  Western Union. In southeast New York, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), 

  New York (Manhattan), Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, 

  Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southern 

  Queens, and Southern Westchester. 



* Through Midday Saturday.



* Showers and thunderstorms will become widespread overnight into

  early Saturday morning, gradually moving east by Saturday 

  afternoon. Areas of urban and poor drainage flooding are likely,

  with flash flooding possible.



* Flash flooding can be expected in locations that experience

  successive heavy rain showers and/or thunderstorms moving

  through. 



* Rapid rises and minor flooding of small rivers and streams in

  Northeastern New Jersey and the Lower Hudson River Valley is

  also 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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