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FLWOKX

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
1018 AM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024

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Suffolk NY-
1018 AM EDT Mon Aug 19 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of southeast New York, including the following 
  county, Suffolk.

* WHEN...Until 130 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and 
  flood-prone locations is occurring. Some roads remain closed due 
  to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. 
  It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to 
  work through local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1016 AM EDT, Flooding is ongoing within the warned area.
    Between 6 and 10 inches of rain have fallen. Some specific
    flooded locations include Stony Brook which had Harbor Road
    collapse earlier due to a nearby pond overflowing and County
    Road 83 north of Route of 25.
  - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
    expected through early this afternoon.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Brentwood, Commack, Huntington Station, Centereach, Deer
    Park, Hauppauge, Ronkonkoma, Huntington, Stony Brook, Middle
    Island, Port Jefferson, Wading River, Northport, Coram, Dix
    Hills, Smithtown, Melville, Farmingville, Rocky Point and
    Mount Sinai.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become 
unstable and unsafe.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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LAT...LON 4095 7336 4094 7334 4095 7329 4092 7321
      4093 7317 4097 7317 4099 7312 4098 7305
      4099 7279 4090 7280 4070 7342 4087 7346
      4087 7347 4093 7349


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JM