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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
546 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey...
  Orange County in southeastern New York...
  Western Putnam County in southeastern New York...
  Rockland County in southeastern New York...
  Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York...

* Until 845 PM EDT.

* At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain 
  has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 
  Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the 
  warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  New City, Newburgh, Middletown, West Milford, Peekskill, Monsey, 
  Ramsey, Ringwood, Haverstraw, Pompton Lakes, Suffern, Port Jervis, 
  Monroe, Walden, West Point, Warwick, Goshen, Sloatsburg, Cold 
  Spring and Howells.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of urban 
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage 
areas and low lying spots.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4151 7448 4157 7442 4163 7426 4159 7419
      4158 7413 4162 7413 4158 7405 4159 7395
      4145 7400 4149 7388 4127 7377 4096 7428
      4100 7430 4102 7443 4105 7445 4104 7450
      4109 7450 4120 7437 4137 7470 4150 7455

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

JM