Flood Advisory for Nassau, NY; Suffolk, NY
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Nassau County in southeastern New York... Western Suffolk County in southeastern New York... When: Until 930 PM EDT.
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
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Nassau County in southeastern New York... Western Suffolk County in southeastern New York... * WHEN...Until 930 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 632 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain approaching due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 1 1/2 inches, locally 2 inches, are expected over the area. This rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Levittown, Freeport, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Huntington Station, Deer Park, Lindenhurst, Glen Cove, Plainview, Garden City, Massapequa, Lynbrook, Syosset, Mineola, Huntington, Woodmere, Westbury, Babylon, Great Neck and Farmingdale. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Official revisions
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Flood Advisory issued August 7 at 6:33PM EDT until August 7 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
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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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