Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS New York, NY

Issued

Sep 8, 2004, 11:49 AM EDT (15:49 UTC)

Expired

Sep 8, 2004, 2:45 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS New York, NY

Area

Whole counties

Counties Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, Orange County, NY, Putnam County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Westchester County, NY

The Brookhaven radar (KOKX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS51 KOKX 081551
FFWOKX
CTC001-NYC071-079-087-119-081845-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
1149 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
  PUTNAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
  ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK
  FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT
  WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT

* AT 1145 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            
  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE AREA WHICH WAS                  
  NEARLY STATIONARY.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.

$$

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
UPTON NY.

LAT...LON 4136 7468 4150 7475 4161 7435 4159 7398
      4148 7396 4157 7343 4137 7315 4117 7312
      4098 7365 4090 7379 4092 7391 4101 7389

000 
WGUS71 KOKX 081818
FFSOKX
CTC001-NYC071-079-087-119-081845-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
215 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR 
ORANGE...PUTNAM....ROCKLAND...WESTCHESTER COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NEW 
YORK AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATED 
MODERATE SHOWERS OVER THE REGION MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THESE 
SHOWERS ARE PRODUCING ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF AND INCH PER HOUR 
RAINFALL RATES. 

RAINFALL TOTALS SO FAR TODAY ARE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE...WITH 
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES...MAINLY IN ROCKLAND AND 
WESTCHESTER COUNTIES. 

WHILE MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS 
AFTERNOON....FLOOD WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY RECEDE. ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE ONE HALF UP TO ONE INCH 
THROUGH THIS EVENING.    

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 
ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.

$$

000 
WGUS71 KOKX 081832 CCA
FFSOKX
CTC001-NYC071-079-087-119-081845-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTION 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
215 PM EDT WED SEP 8 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR 
ORANGE...PUTNAM....ROCKLAND...WESTCHESTER COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NEW 
YORK AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE 
MODERATE SHOWERS OVER THE REGION MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THESE 
SHOWERS ARE PRODUCING ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF AN INCH PER HOUR 
RAINFALL RATES. 

RAINFALL TOTALS SO FAR TODAY ARE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE...WITH 
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES...MAINLY IN ROCKLAND AND 
WESTCHESTER COUNTIES. 

WHILE MODERATE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS 
AFTERNOON....FLOOD WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY RECEDE. ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE ONE HALF UP TO ONE INCH 
THROUGH THIS EVENING.    

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 
ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.