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Flood Advisory for Kings, NY; Queens, NY

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What you need to know

Applies to
Kings, Queens
Effective
Ended
Official severity
Minor
Official urgency
Expected
Official certainty
Likely

What is happening

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Kings (Brooklyn) County in southeastern New York... Queens County in southeastern New York... When: Until 230 PM EST.

What the bulletin says to do

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

Full official description

Bulletin details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Kings (Brooklyn) County in southeastern New York... Queens County in southeastern New York... * WHEN...Until 230 PM EST. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 1225 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to showers and embedded thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 0.8 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Rockaway Beach, Kennedy Airport, Canarsie, Howard Beach and Ozone Park. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Official revisions

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  1. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued November 12 at 12:26PM EST until November 12 at 2:30PM EST by NWS Upton NY

    Official revision

Source and limitations

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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