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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
717 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

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...
  Southeastern Union County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Bronx County in southeastern New York...
  New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York...
  Richmond (Staten Island) County in southeastern New York...
  Rockland County in southeastern New York...
  Southern Westchester County in southeastern New York...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

* At 717 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain 
  has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in 
  the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  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...
  Jersey City, Yonkers, Elizabeth, Bayonne, Hoboken, Hackensack, 
  Bergenfield, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Nanuet, Secaucus, Harrison, 
  Tarrytown, Ridgefield, Todt Hill, Dobbs Ferry, Nyack, Tappan, 
  Midtown Manhattan and Harlem.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4069 7420 4069 7417 4067 7414 4070 7411
      4074 7412 4073 7415 4075 7417 4082 7413
      4082 7412 4084 7412 4100 7394 4111 7404
      4119 7391 4104 7380 4067 7402 4068 7406
      4065 7407 4064 7406 4059 7418 4060 7424

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

JM