Flash Flood Warning for Richmond, NY
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- Richmond
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What is happening
FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Richmond (Staten Island) County in southeastern New York... * Until 415 PM EDT. * At 116 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen....
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... Richmond (Staten Island) County in southeastern New York... * Until 415 PM EDT. * At 116 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Todt Hill, Huguenot, The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Tottenville, Oakwood, Tompkinsville, Annadale, New Dorp, Greenridge, Heartland Village and Grasmere.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 27 at 1:16PM EDT until August 27 at 4:15PM 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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