Flash Flood Warning for Suffolk, NY
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- Suffolk
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- Severe
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What is happening
FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Suffolk County in southeastern New York... * Until 915 AM EDT. * At 614 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected...
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... Eastern Suffolk County in southeastern New York... * Until 915 AM EDT. * At 614 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 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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... Southold, Mattituck, Sag Harbor, Bridgehampton, Plum Island, Gardiners Island, Noyack, Montauk Point, Shelter Island, Greenport, East Hampton, Peconic, Hither Hills State Park, Springs, North Sea, Cutchogue, Montauk, Water Mill, North Haven and Orient. This includes the following streams and drainages... Atlantic Ocean.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 13 at 6:14AM EDT until August 13 at 9:15AM 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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