Flash Flood Watch in effect until midnight EDT tonight...
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely this evening...tapering off after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph...diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Friday
Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 6:08 PM EDT on July 24, 2008
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 48 hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/NYC
********************storm total rainfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments rainfall of (inches) measurement
Connecticut
... Fairfield County... Bridgeport 2.12 1200 am 7/24 ASOS Danbury 1.65 1200 PM 7/24 ASOS Bridgeport 1.45 918 am 7/24 co-op Stamford 1.30 800 am 7/24 afws
... Middlesex County... Durham 1.35 1111 am 7/24 okx mesonet
... New Haven County... New Haven/Tweed 1.77 1200 PM 7/24 ASOS Waterbury 1.53 1107 am 7/24 okx mesonet Meriden 1.48 1200 PM 7/24 ASOS Naugatuck 1.44 1108 am 7/24 okx mesonet Oxford/Waterbury 1.35 1200 PM 7/24 ASOS Cheshire 1.09 1103 am 7/24 okx mesonet Hop Brook Lake 0.06 739 am 7/24
... New London County... Old Lyme 2.95 1100 am 7/24 okx mesonet Norwich 2.64 640 am 7/24 co-op Lisbon 2.61 443 PM 7/24 Voluntown 1.45 1102 am 7/24 okx mesonet North Stonington 1.37 1059 am 7/24 okx mesonet Groton/New London 1.10 1200 PM 7/24 ASOS
New Jersey
... Bergen County... Ridgewood 2.86 1200 PM 7/24 ASOS Woodcliff Lake 2.72 1200 PM 7/24 afws Ramsey 2.45 958 am 7/24 Skywarn spotter Rivervale 2.30 500 PM 7/24 Lodi 1.96 1200 PM 7/24 afws North Arlington 1.85 830 am 7/24 Skywarn spotter Oakland 1.72 1200 PM 7/24 afws Teterboro 1.70 1200 PM 7/24 ASOS Haworth 1.55 800 am 7/24 Cliffside Park 1.33 730 am 7/24 okx mesonet Bergenfield 1.14 726 am 7/24 okx mesonet
... Essex County... Caldwell 2.08 1200 PM 7/24 ASOS canoe brook dam 2.08 800 am 7/24 afws Essex Fells 2.07 1200 PM 7/24 afws West Orange 1.97 1119 am 7/24 Orange 1.95 1118 am 7/24 okx mesonet Newark 1.91 1200 PM 7/24 ASOS Newark 1.83 1200 PM 7/24 afws Maplewood 1.01 1114 am 7/24 okx mesonet
... Hudson County... Harrison 2.25 800 am 7/24 Skywarn spotter North Bergen 1.80 1122 am 7/24 okx mesonet Secaucus 1.65 830 am 7/24 Skywarn spotter Jersey City 1.47 830 am 7/24 Skywarn spotter Bayonne 1.34 830 am 7/24 Skywarn spotter Jersey City 1.24 1120 am 7/24 okx mesonet
... Passaic County... West Milford 2.48 1200 PM 7/24 afws Wanaque dam 2.44 800 am 7/24 West Paterson 2.32 1200 PM 7/24 afws Wayne 2.16 800 am 7/24 Hawthorne 1.95 800 am 7/24 Paterson 1.90 720 am 7/24 okx mesonet Clifton 1.70 1124 am 7/24 okx mesonet Passaic 1.67 722 am 7/24 okx mesonet Little Falls 1.57 1200 PM 7/24 afws Ringwood 1.57 630 am 7/24 Skywarn spotter Greenwood Lake dam 1.56 713 am 7/24 co-op Little Falls 1.47 1141 am 7/24 okx mesonet Little Falls 1.30 800 am 7/24 afws
... Union County... Scotch Plains 2.07 1113 am 7/24 okx mesonet
New York
... Bronx County... Bronx 1.08 1031 am 7/24 okx mesonet
... Kings County... Brooklyn 2.09 1044 am 7/24 okx mesonet East New York 1.10 1043 am 7/24 okx mesonet
... Nassau County... Lynbrook 3.10 536 PM 7/24 Bellmore 3.03 500 PM 7/24 Bethpage 1.87 936 am 7/24 okx mesonet Massapequa Park 1.77 944 am 7/24 okx mesonet North Bellmore 1.75 1005 am 7/24 okx mesonet Merrick 1.57 946 am 7/24 okx mesonet Oceanside 1.30 545 PM 7/24
... New York County... NYC/Central Park 1.66 1200 PM 7/24 ASOS New York 1.16 1032 am 7/24 okx mesonet
... Orange County... West Point 2.00 800 am 7/24 co-op Sterling Forest 1.92 1200 PM 7/24 afws Montgomery 1.55 1200 PM 7/24 ASOS Port Jervis 1.40 705 am 7/24 co-