Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 8:42AM EDT until August 3 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
FFWOKX
The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey...
Eastern Union County in northeastern New Jersey...
Bronx County in southeastern New York...
Kings (Brooklyn) County in southeastern New York...
Western Nassau County in southeastern New York...
New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York...
Queens County in southeastern New York...
Richmond (Staten Island) County in southeastern New York...
* Until 1045 AM EDT.
* At 842 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated one band of thunderstorms
producing heavy rain moving east across Brooklyn, with additional
activity expected to move northeast into the region through
1000am. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen over the last 6
hours. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area through 11 am. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Newark, Jersey City, Jamaica, Elizabeth, Flatbush, Flushing,
Bayonne, Mott Haven, Hoboken, East Tremont, Linden, Valley Stream,
Glen Cove, Coney Island, Garden City, Lynbrook, Mineola, Woodmere,
Secaucus and Harrison.
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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.