Ardsley, NY Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey...
Bronx County in southeastern New York...
New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York...
Southern Westchester County in southeastern New York...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

* At 705 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already
occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Yonkers, Mott Haven, Hoboken, East Tremont, Hackensack,
Bergenfield, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Secaucus, Ridgefield, Harlem,
Union City, Riverdale, Fort Lee, Englewood, Oradell, Norwood,
Teterboro, Upper West Side and Mount Vernon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
areas and low lying spots.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED;
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Long Island Sound west of Port Jefferson and New
Haven, New York Harbor, and South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet
through Shinnecock Bay.

* WHEN...From noon Tuesday to 6 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following
areas, Northern Fairfield, Northern New Haven, Southern Fairfield
and Southern New Haven, northeast New Jersey, including the
following areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic,
Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western
Passaic and Western Union, and southeast New York, including the
following areas, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan),
Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Orange,
Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southern Nassau,
Southern Queens and Southern Westchester.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A slow moving low pressure system will bring multiple rounds
of showers and thunderstorms across the area from late
Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning. Rainfall amounts
are forecast to range from 2 to 5 inches, with localized
higher amounts. The highest amounts at this time are forecast
to be across the Lower Hudson Valley, interior southwest CT
and northeast New Jersey.

There is a high likelihood of seeing an inch plus an hour for
several hours.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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