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WGUS81 KOKX 021633

FLSOKX



Flood Advisory

National Weather Service New York NY

1233 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017



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

1233 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2017



The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a



* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Poor Drainage Areas

  for...

  Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey...

  Union County in northeastern New Jersey...

  Southern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...

  Richmond County in southeastern New York...



* Until 330 PM EDT



* At 1228 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated

  heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small

  stream flooding. Overflowing poor drainage areas will result in 

  minor flooding in the advisory area. A half inch to three quarters 

  of an inch of rain has already fallen in under an hour.



* Some locations that will experience flooding include...

  Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Bayonne, Hoboken, Plainfield,

  Linden, Orange, Secaucus, Harrison, Todt Hill, Huguenot, The

  Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Union City and Port Richmond.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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LAT...LON 4048 7426 4055 7425 4057 7421 4060 7422

      4061 7445 4067 7440 4065 7445 4067 7446

      4081 7414 4079 7415 4076 7409 4079 7408

      4082 7402 4080 7399 4071 7402 4065 7407

      4061 7404 4058 7406



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