Thursday, July 07, 2005

Floodwatch! NY/NJ/CT

AccuWeather.com NY/NJ Watches and Warnings. Be careful when driving out there or leave early.

IN NEW YORK...
ORANGE...PUTNAM...WESTCHESTER...ROCKLAND...SUFFOLK...
BRONX...MANHATTAN...BROOKLYN...STATEN ISLAND...
NASSAU AND QUEENS.

IN NEW JERSEY...
HUDSON...BERGEN...PASSAIC...ESSEX AND UNION.

IN CONNECTICUT...
FAIRFIELD...MIDDLESEX...NEW HAVEN AND NEW LONDON.

HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM CINDY IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE TRI-STATE AREA LATE TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

A TOTAL OF TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY. IN ADDITION...SOME STREAMS AND SMALL RIVERS IN THE TRI-STATE AREA MAY APPROACH OR GO ABOVE BANKFULL BY FRIDAY EVENING.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCHAREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATEACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLOOD WARNING BE
ISSUED.

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