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Yorktown Police Department
Wednesday January 10th, 2024 :: 01:16 a.m. EST

Alert

Flood Warning until 03:30AM Wednesday

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following county, Fairfield and southeast New York, including the following counties, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester.

* WHEN...Until 330 AM EST.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 116 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Yonkers, Stamford, Danbury, New Rochelle, White Plains, Port Chester, Ossining, Peekskill, New Canaan, Tarrytown, Mount Kisco, Dobbs Ferry, Nyack, Tappan, Greenwich, Harrison, Ridgefield, Bethel, Wilton and Scarsdale. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: FAIRFIELD, CT ... PUTNAM, NY ... ROCKLAND, NY ... WESTCHESTER, NY

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

Address/Location
Yorktown Police Department
1 Captain Kenneth Sgroi Plaza.
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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