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Flood Watch
National Weather Service New York NY
422 AM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

...HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT...

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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-
422 AM EDT Thu Oct 11 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* All of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast
  New York, including the following area. In southern Connecticut,
  Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, and New London counties. In
  northeast New Jersey, Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, and Union
  counties. In southeast New York, all five boroughs of New York
  City, plus Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and
  Orange counties. 

* From noon EDT today through late tonight. 

* Tropical moisture surging northward from eastern North Carolina
  and Virginia will move up into the area this afternoon and
  tonight. Showers and a few thunderstorms will develop by this
  afternoon and continue into tonight, and the rain may be heavy
  at times. 

* Areal average rainfall amounts of 1 1/2 to 2 inches are
  expected, with locally higher amounts of 2 to 4 inches possible.
  Any heavy rainfall that occurs within a 1 to 3 hour time frame  
  may result in flash flooding. The heaviest rainfall is expected 
  in and around New York City, and also across portions of Long 
  Island and southern 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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Goodman