Flood Watch until 02:00AM Wednesday
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following areas, Northern Fairfield, Northern New Haven and Southern Fairfield and southeast New York, including the following areas, Northern Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Southern Westchester.
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of heavy downpours and thunderstorms are expected this morning into tonight. Averaged rainfall totals will be between 1 and 2 inches, with localized swaths of 3 to 4 inches possible. Peak rainfall rates in the strongest storms could be 2-3 inches per hour. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN FAIRFIELD ... NORTHERN NEW HAVEN ... SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD ... ORANGE ... PUTNAM ... ROCKLAND ... NORTHERN WESTCHESTER ... SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER
Instructions:
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Address/Location
Yorktown Police Department
1 Captain Kenneth Sgroi Plaza.
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Watch
