Athens, New York

... Flood Watch remains in effect through Sunday morning...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of northwestern Connecticut... western Massachusetts...
east central New York and southern Vermont... including the
following areas... in northwestern Connecticut... northern
Litchfield and southern Litchfield. In western Massachusetts...
northern Berkshire and southern Berkshire. In east central New
York... eastern Columbia... eastern Dutchess... eastern Greene...
eastern Ulster... western Columbia... western Dutchess... western
Greene and western Ulster. In southern Vermont... eastern
Windham and western Windham.

* Through Sunday morning

* Tropical Storm Hanna continues to move northeast along the East
Coast and will spread heavy rain into the watch area this
afternoon and tonight. The heaviest rainfall will likely occur
late this afternoon and into early Sunday morning. By the time
the rain ends on Sunday... three to seven inches of rain are expected
in the watch area.

* Flooding could be enhanced by the upslope flow along the
higher terrain... especially the eastern slopes of the
Catskills... Berkshires... southern greens and Litchfield Hills.
Also potential flooding may increase where there are large
paved areas such as parking lots in business and Industrial
areas. Rivers that are particularly vulnerable include the
Housatonic River and its tributaries... rivers in southeastern
Vermont... and tributaries to the Hudson River in southeastern
New York. Tidal flooding may occur on the Hudson River south
of Albany.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings from your National Weather Service. Those living
in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action
should flooding develop.


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