Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Forecast for Southeast Suffolk
Updated: 4:18 am EDT on July 24, 2008
Flash Flood Watch in effect through this evening...
Today
Showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds...heavy rainfall and small hail. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds...heavy rainfall and small hail in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued an
* urban flood advisory for minor flooding of poor drainage areas in... central Suffolk County in southeast New York...
* until 900 am EDT.
* At 555 am EDT... radar showed heavy showers and thunderstorms streaming northward toward central Suffolk County. Rainfall rates of up to three quarters of an inch per hour with the heaviest of this activity... in combination with standing water left over from earlier rainfall... may cause minor flooding of urban areas... highways... streets and underpasses... as well as other low lying and poor drainage areas.
Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. Turn around and find another Route.
... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through this evening...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of southern Connecticut and southeast New York... including the following areas... in southern Connecticut... northern Fairfield... northern Middlesex... northern New Haven... northern New London... southern Fairfield... southern Middlesex... southern New Haven and southern New London. In southeast New York... Nassau... northeastern Suffolk... northwestern Suffolk... southeastern Suffolk and southwestern Suffolk.
* Through this evening
* a slow moving cold front slowly crossing the tri-state will provide a focus for the development of numerous showers and thunderstorms... some of which could repeatedly move over the same areas. These storms also could produce torrential rainfall... with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour.
* An additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall is expected through this evening... with locally higher amounts. This rainfall... on top of the rain which fell Wednesday and Wednesday night will likely cause flash flooding of small streams... urban areas and poor drainage spots within the watch area... as well as sharp rises on larger streams and rivers. Flooding of flood prone basements is also likely.
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.
