Saturday, April 20, 2019

Severe Weather Alerts - Dobbs Ferry , NY Flash Flood Watch Flash Flood Watch in effect until 2:00 PM EDT. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

NORTHERN WESTCHESTER:

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and
southeast New York, including the following areas, in southern
Connecticut, Northern Fairfield and Southern Fairfield. In
northeast New Jersey, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern
Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex,
Western Passaic, and Western Union. In southeast New York,
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.

* Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon

* Periods of heavy rain can be expected today. Total rainfall
amounts will be around 1 inch with locally higher amounts
possible. Excessive runoff will be possible which would lead to
flooding of urban and poor drainage areas. In addition, smaller
rivers and streams could overflow their banks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER:

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and
southeast New York, including the following areas, in southern
Connecticut, Northern Fairfield and Southern Fairfield. In
northeast New Jersey, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern
Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex,
Western Passaic, and Western Union. In southeast New York,
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.

* Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon

* Periods of heavy rain can be expected today. Total rainfall
amounts will be around 1 inch with locally higher amounts
possible. Excessive runoff will be possible which would lead to
flooding of urban and poor drainage areas. In addition, smaller
rivers and streams could overflow their banks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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