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River Flood Warning 9, NWS New York, NY

March 23, 2024Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

NWS New York, NY issued this river flood warning at Mar 23, 2024, 9:33 PM EDT for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It took effect at Mar 23, 2024, 9:38 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 23, 2024, 9:33 PM EDT (01:33 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 23, 2024, 9:38 PM EDT
Expired: Mar 24, 2024, 3:10 AM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS New York, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

The radar

The Boston radar (KBOX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Yantic River at Yantic (YTCC3). The gauge peaked at 9.64 ft at Mar 24, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 7.5 ft
Minor stage: 9 ft
Moderate stage: 9.5 ft
Major stage: 11 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01127500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Mar 23, 7:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 7:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 7:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 23, 4:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service New York NY
451 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     Flood            1 S Valhalla            41.07N 73.78W
03/23/2024                   Westchester        NY   Dept of Highways

            All lanes on the Taconic State Parkway are
            closed due to flooding between Commerce St
            and Stevens Ave.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 23, 4:53 PM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service New York NY
453 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0410 PM     Flood            1 NW Elmsford           41.06N 73.82W
03/23/2024                   Westchester        NY   Dept of Highways

            All lanes of the Saw Mill River Parkway
            closed due to flooding in both directions
            between Exit 21 and Exit 16.

&&

Local storm report, Mar 23, 4:59 PM EDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service New York NY
459 PM EDT Sat Mar 23 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     Flood            Pelham                  40.92N 73.81W
03/23/2024                   Westchester        NY   Dept of Highways

            All northbound lanes of the Hutchinson River
            Parkway at Exit 6/6A - East Lincoln Avenue
            closed due to flooding.

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Local storm report, Mar 23, 5:57 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 23, 6:07 PM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 23, 6:09 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS New York, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 23, 8:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Rockland	9 hr
Mar 24, 1:27 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OKX	Bronx, Westchester	69 min
Mar 24, 5:53 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	OKX		7 days
Mar 24, 3:26 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	OKX	Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond and 2 more	36 hr

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Sources

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