Post by scanman on Apr 2, 2005 16:15:37 GMT -5
Lake Grove NWS County Weather Alerts
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
449 AM EST SAT APR 2 2005
...A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
IN NEW YORK...
ORANGE...PUTNAM...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER...ROCKLAND...SOUTHERN
WESTCHESTER...NORTHWEST SUFFOLK...BRONX...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...
KINGS (BROOKLYN)...RICHMOND (STATEN IS.)...NORTHEAST SUFFOLK...
SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK...NASSAU...SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK AND QUEENS.
IN NEW JERSEY...
HUDSON...BERGEN...EASTERN PASSAIC...ESSEX...UNION AND WESTERN
PASSAIC.
IN CONNECTICUT...
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX...NORTHERN NEW HAVEN...
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON...SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX...
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD AND NORTHERN NEW LONDON.
...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY TODAY INTO SUNDAY...
A MAJOR RAINFALL EVENT IS UNFOLDING ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA. THE
STORM SYSTEM FORECAST TO IMPACT THE AREA WITH THIS HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE
RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT...TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...AND FINALLY END MONDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW
JERSEY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...NEW YORK CITY AND SOUTHWEST
CONNECTICUT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES. THESE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE WIDESPREAD SERIOUS FLOODING OF MANY AREA
RIVERS AND STREAMS. WITH SOME STREAMS NOT HAVING HAD MUCH TIME TO
RECOVER FROM THE HEAVY RAINS OF EARLIER THIS WEEK...MAJOR RIVER
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURS. FLOODING
THIS WEEKEND ALONG THE WALLKILL RIVER AT GARDINER COULD BE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SINCE THE MAJOR FLOODS OF JANUARY 1996.
ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT...A WIDESPREAD 2 TO 3
INCH RAINFALL IS LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN
THUNDERSTORMS. ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS
WEEK WILL CAUSE RAPID RUNOFF WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
REMEMBER...MOST DEATHS THAT OCCUR DURING FLOODING ARE RELATED TO
VEHICLES TRYING TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS.
A SERIOUS...POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING FLOOD THREAT EXISTS ALONG
STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WATCH AREA. URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE
IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD
MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY IF HEAVY RAIN OCCURS. REVIEW YOUR
FLOOD EVACUATION PLANS IN THE EVENT THAT MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS. BE
READY TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS
ISSUED. HAVE ALTERNATIVE ESCAPE ROUTES PLANNED IN CASE WATER COVERS
OR IS FLOWING ACROSS YOUR PRIMARY ESCAPE ROUTE.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/OKX FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
449 AM EST SAT APR 2 2005
...A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
IN NEW YORK...
ORANGE...PUTNAM...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER...ROCKLAND...SOUTHERN
WESTCHESTER...NORTHWEST SUFFOLK...BRONX...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...
KINGS (BROOKLYN)...RICHMOND (STATEN IS.)...NORTHEAST SUFFOLK...
SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK...NASSAU...SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK AND QUEENS.
IN NEW JERSEY...
HUDSON...BERGEN...EASTERN PASSAIC...ESSEX...UNION AND WESTERN
PASSAIC.
IN CONNECTICUT...
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX...NORTHERN NEW HAVEN...
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON...SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX...
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD AND NORTHERN NEW LONDON.
...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY TODAY INTO SUNDAY...
A MAJOR RAINFALL EVENT IS UNFOLDING ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA. THE
STORM SYSTEM FORECAST TO IMPACT THE AREA WITH THIS HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL TRACK NORTHWARD ALONG THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE
RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT...TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...AND FINALLY END MONDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW
JERSEY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...NEW YORK CITY AND SOUTHWEST
CONNECTICUT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES. THESE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE WIDESPREAD SERIOUS FLOODING OF MANY AREA
RIVERS AND STREAMS. WITH SOME STREAMS NOT HAVING HAD MUCH TIME TO
RECOVER FROM THE HEAVY RAINS OF EARLIER THIS WEEK...MAJOR RIVER
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURS. FLOODING
THIS WEEKEND ALONG THE WALLKILL RIVER AT GARDINER COULD BE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SINCE THE MAJOR FLOODS OF JANUARY 1996.
ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT...A WIDESPREAD 2 TO 3
INCH RAINFALL IS LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN
THUNDERSTORMS. ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS
WEEK WILL CAUSE RAPID RUNOFF WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
REMEMBER...MOST DEATHS THAT OCCUR DURING FLOODING ARE RELATED TO
VEHICLES TRYING TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS.
A SERIOUS...POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING FLOOD THREAT EXISTS ALONG
STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WATCH AREA. URBAN FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE
IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PEOPLE ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD
MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY IF HEAVY RAIN OCCURS. REVIEW YOUR
FLOOD EVACUATION PLANS IN THE EVENT THAT MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS. BE
READY TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS
ISSUED. HAVE ALTERNATIVE ESCAPE ROUTES PLANNED IN CASE WATER COVERS
OR IS FLOWING ACROSS YOUR PRIMARY ESCAPE ROUTE.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/OKX FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.