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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
121 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 2004
...A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NEW YORK...
ORANGE...PUTNAM...ROCKLAND...WESTCHESTER...BRONX...
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...
RICHMOND (STATEN IS.)...NASSAU AND QUEENS.
IN NEW JERSEY...
HUDSON...BERGEN...ESSEX...UNION AND PASSAIC.
IN CONNECTICUT...
FAIRFIELD.
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TO THE OHIO
VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A WARM AND
VERY HUMID AIRMASS OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR.
THE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONGIHT AS
THEY CONTINUE TO SLIDE NORTH AND EAST. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING
EXISTS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE SEVERAL STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE
SAME AREA IN A SHORT TIME. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL
COMMON IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF OVER 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLS.
THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY RESULT IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. IN
ADDITION...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY EXPERIENCE SHARP RISES AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE
ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLOOD WARNING BE
ISSUED.
&&
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV. THEN CLICK
ON THE LOCAL AREA.
$$
REYNOLDS
Heavy rains yet to rollin for som eareas on the east coast, stay tuned for more or check the latest at:http://www.nyc1weathercenter.bravehost.com