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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch

National Weather Service New York NY

643 PM EDT Wed Jul 25 2018



...HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT WITH FLASH FLOODING LIKELY...



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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-

643 PM EDT Wed Jul 25 2018



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY...



The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a



* Flash Flood Watch 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. 



* Until 6 AM EDT Thursday



* A slow moving frontal system will allow for periods of heavy

  rainfall with bands of showers training across the same areas

  tonight. Hourly rainfall rates of an inch an hour is possible.

  And some areas may receive as much as 2 to 4 inches of rain.



* These types of rainfall rates will cause urban and poor 

  drainage flooding, with potential for flash flooding in areas 

  affected by multiple showers and isolated thunderstorms. 

  Additionally, rapid water level rises can occur on flashy small 

  rivers and streams in basins affected by this activity. 



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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