THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...
PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...
BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...
BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...
ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...
ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 315 AM EDT
* AT 1113 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF
1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN RADAR ESTIMATED WITH THE
HEAVIEST ACTIVITY. SOME AREAS EXPERIENCED BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES
OF RAIN EARLIER TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED TO CAUSE
ADDITIONAL MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND RISES ON SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED...OR
PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES
AWAY.
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