Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Flash Flood Watch Start End Wednesday, September 1, 2:00 PM EDT Thursday, September 2, 2:00 PM EDT Source: U.S. National Weather Service

 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 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, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, Northern New London, Southern Fairfield, Southern Middlesex, Southern New Haven and Southern New London. 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), Northeast Suffolk, Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Northwest Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Southern Westchester and Southwest Suffolk.


* From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon.


* The remnants of Ida will pass near the region Wednesday night through Thursday. Deep tropical moisture will interact with a nearly stationary frontal boundary across the Middle Atlantic and Northeast to produce heavy rainfall Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. The rainfall should begin to taper off Thursday afternoon. A widespread 3 to 4 inches of rain is forecast with locally higher amounts possible. This rainfall combined with wet antecedent conditions may lead to flash flooding. Flooding of fast responding rivers and streams is possible, and flooding of main stem rivers cannot be ruled out.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


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


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