AREAS AFFECTED : WESTERN PASSAIC; EASTERN PASSAIC; HUDSON; WESTERN BERGEN; EASTERN BERGEN; WESTERN ESSEX; EASTERN ESSEX; WESTERN UNION; EASTERN UNION; NEW YORK (MANHATTAN); BRONX; RICHMOND (STATEN IS.); KINGS (BROOKLYN); NORTHERN QUEENS; SOUTHERN QUEENS
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey, including the following
areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern
Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic and
Western Union and southeast New York, including the following
areas, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern
Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) and Southern Queens.
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of heavy downpours and thunderstorms are
expected this morning into tonight. Averaged rainfall totals
will be between 1 and 2 inches, with localized swaths of 3 to
4 inches possible. Peak rainfall rates in the strongest
storms could be 2-3 inches per hour.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood