

723 

WGUS71 KOKX 272118

FFSOKX



Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service New York NY

518 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2018



NJC013-017-039-NYC047-061-085-272200-

/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-180727T2200Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

Hudson NJ-Union NJ-Essex NJ-Richmond NY-Kings NY-

New York (Manhattan) NY-

518 PM EDT FRI JUL 27 2018



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR

HUDSON...UNION...SOUTHERN ESSEX...RICHMOND...KINGS AND NEW YORK

(MANHATTAN) COUNTIES...



At 517 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of thunderstorms 

producing heavy rain across the warned area. Radar estimates 2 to 3 

inches of rain has fallen across portions of the warned area.



Some locations that will experience flooding include...

Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Flatbush, Bayonne, Hoboken, Linden,

Orange, Coney Island, Summit, Millburn, Secaucus, Harrison, Todt Hill

and Crown Heights.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.



Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of urban 

areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage 

areas and low lying spots.



&&



LAT...LON 4050 7427 4059 7421 4060 7441 4071 7441

      4075 7436 4077 7437 4080 7414 4076 7409

      4081 7406 4082 7401 4080 7399 4083 7393

      4079 7391 4074 7396 4068 7390 4069 7387

      4059 7382 4056 7401 4050 7421



$$



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