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EXPIRED12/28/2023 3:01:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: MinorCertainty: Likely
12/28/2023 3:01:00 AM until 12/29/2023 7:00:00 AM
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following
county, Fairfield, northeast New Jersey, including the following
counties, Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union, and southeast New York,
including the following counties, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau,
New York (Manhattan), Putnam, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island),
Rockland and Westchester.
* WHEN...Until 600 AM EST.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
River or stream flows are elevated. Ponding of water in urban or
other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 300 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. This will
cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch
of rain has fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of near 1 to locally near 2
inches are expected over the area over the next few hours.
This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Newark, Jersey City, Jamaica, Yonkers, Elizabeth, Stamford,
Flatbush, Norwalk, Danbury, New Rochelle, Flushing, Bayonne,
White Plains, Mott Haven, Levittown, Hoboken, East Tremont,
Hackensack, Freeport and Linden.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood