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Flood Advisory for Queens, NY

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What you need to know

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

What is happening

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Queens County in southeastern New York... When: Until 630 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 continues. * WHERE...Queens County in southeastern New York... * WHEN...Until 630 PM EST. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 516 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated additional heavy rainfall approaching from the west with showers and embedded thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have already fallen across the area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Bayside, Whitestone and Little Neck. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Flood Advisory issued November 12 at 5:18PM EST until November 12 at 6:30PM EST by NWS Upton NY

    Official revision
  2. Update

    Flood Advisory issued November 12 at 4:49PM EST until November 12 at 5:30PM EST by NWS Upton NY

    Official revision
  3. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued November 12 at 2:37PM EST until November 12 at 5:30PM 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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