Move to higher ground now! This is a dangerous and life-threatening
situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area
subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 inches in 1 hour.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Flushing, Mott Haven, East Tremont, Glen Cove, Mineola, Great
Neck, Throgs Neck Bridge, Laguardia Airport, RFK Bridge, Harlem,
Jackson Heights, Bayside, Co-op City, Whitestone, Port Washington,
Manhasset, City Island, Sands Point, Little Neck and East Hills.