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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch

National Weather Service New York NY

423 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024



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Western Passaic-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern

Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-

New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings

(Brooklyn)-Northwest Suffolk-Northeast Suffolk-Southwest Suffolk-

Southeast Suffolk-Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-

Southern Nassau-

423 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024



...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 

LATE TONIGHT...



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

  possible.



* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey, including the following 

  areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern 

  Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic and 

  Western Union and southeast New York, including the following 

  areas, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northeast 

  Suffolk, Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northwest Suffolk, 

  Richmond (Staten Island), Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, 

  Southern Queens and Southwest Suffolk.



* WHEN...From 4 PM EDT this afternoon through late tonight.



* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, 

  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. 

  Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - 2-3 additional inches of rain are forecast this morning

    through Thursday morning (higher totals possible) with a

    period of higher rainfall rain rates of 0.5-0.75"/hr possible

    this evening and early tonight which may lead to some areas

    of concern in the Flood Watch area.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood 

Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared 

to take action should flooding develop.



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JM