NWS Upton NY
FFWOKX
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southern Fairfield County in southern Connecticut…
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…
Queens County in southeastern New York…
Southern Westchester County in southeastern New York…
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 531 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 inch in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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…
Yonkers, Stamford, Norwalk, New Rochelle, Flushing, White Plains,
Mott Haven, East Tremont, Port Chester, New Canaan, Rye,
Ridgefield, Dobbs Ferry, Throgs Neck Bridge, Laguardia Airport,
RFK Bridge, Midtown Manhattan, Harlem, Jackson Heights and Astoria.
This includes the following streams and drainages…
Long Island Sound, Hudson River, Tenakill Brook, Rippowam River,
Cromakill Creek, Pocantico River, Sheldrake River, Saugatuck
River, Converse Pond Brook, Stony Brook, East Branch Byram River,
Norwalk River, Premium River, Byram River, Haviland Brook, Grays
Pond Brook, Hackensack River, Springdale Brook, Upper Bay, Belden
Hill Brook, Mill Creek, Sparkill Creek, Noroton River, Holy Ghost
Fathers Brook, Mianus River, Cresskill Brook, Silvermine River,
East Branch Mianus River, Overpeck Creek, Silvermine Brook and
Bronx River.
