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Flash Flood Warning for Bronx, NY; Kings, NY; Nassau, NY +1 more

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Bronx, Kings, Nassau, Queens
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FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bronx County in southeastern New York... Kings (Brooklyn) County in southeastern New York... Nassau County in southeastern New York... Queens County in southeastern New York... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar...

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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bronx County in southeastern New York... Kings (Brooklyn) County in southeastern New York... Nassau County in southeastern New York... Queens County in southeastern New York... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Jamaica, Flushing, Levittown, East Tremont, Freeport, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Glen Cove, Plainview, Garden City, Massapequa, Lynbrook, Syosset, Mineola, Woodmere, Westbury, Rockaway Beach, Great Neck, Farmingdale and Oyster Bay.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued August 20 at 6:13PM EDT until August 20 at 8:15PM 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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