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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service New York NY
329 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 
NIGHT...

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Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex-
Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-
Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Western Passaic-
Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-
Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-Orange-
Putnam-Rockland-Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-
New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-
Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwestern Suffolk-Northeastern Suffolk-
Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk-Northern Queens-
Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau-
329 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southern Connecticut, 
  northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York, including the 
  following areas, in southern Connecticut, Northern Fairfield, 
  Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven, Northern New London, 
  Southern Fairfield, Southern Middlesex, Southern New Haven, 
  and Southern New London. In northeast New Jersey, Eastern 
  Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, 
  Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic, and Western 
  Union. In southeast New York, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New 
  York (Manhattan), Northeastern Suffolk, Northern Nassau, 
  Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Northwestern Suffolk, 
  Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, 
  Southeastern Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, 
  Southern Westchester, and Southwestern Suffolk. 

* From Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night

* A cold front will move across the region Thursday afternoon
  through Thursday night, interacting with tropical moisture,
  resulting in the threat of heavy rainfall.

* Showers, and possible thunderstorms, will develop Thursday
  afternoon and continue into Thursday night, resulting in
  moderate to locally heavy rainfall. Rainfall amounts are
  expected to average between 1 to 2 inches with locally higher
  amounts possible. Any heavy rainfall that occurs within a 1-3
  hour window may result in flash flooding. The heaviest rainfall
  is expected to fall across portions of New York City, Long 
  Island and southeastern Connecticut. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.

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