Flash Flood Warning for Fairfield, CT; Putnam, NY; Rockland, NY +1 more
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- Fairfield, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester
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What is happening
FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Putnam County in southeastern New York... Rockland County in southeastern New York... Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York... * Until 745 AM EDT. * At 443...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Bulletin details
FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Fairfield County in southern Connecticut... Putnam County in southeastern New York... Rockland County in southeastern New York... Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York... * Until 745 AM EDT. * At 443 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Danbury, New City, Ossining, Peekskill, Monsey, Nanuet, Haverstraw, Tarrytown, Mount Kisco, Suffern, Mahopac, Lake Carmel, Nyack, Sherman, Brewster, Ridgefield, Brookfield, Pearl River, New Fairfield and Carmel.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 4:43AM EDT until August 3 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Upton NY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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