Flash flood warning in effect for much of NYC until 3 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning until 3 p.m. for the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... * UNTIL 300 PM EDT... * AT 1258 PM EDT...FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED FROM A DEVELO PING THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR IS EXPECTED AS THIS STORM REMAINS NEARLY STA TIONARY. MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS WESTERN QUEENS AND MIDTOWN MANHATTA N. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OC CURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDI ATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMED IATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT O R BY AUTOMOBILE.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:21:33 +0000
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