Flood Advisory

Flood Advisory

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
228 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011

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228 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

* AT 228 PM EDT HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND
STARTING TO MOVE INTO THE NEWARK AREA. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL
IS MOVING NORTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH AND WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS BY THE START OF THE EVENING RUSH
HOUR.

ROAD CLOSURES...DUE TO FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY AND
HYDROPLANING...IN ADDITION TO FLOODING...AS THE RAINFALL WILL BE
TORRENTIAL AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. TURN AROUND AND
FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF THE FLOODING THREAT INCREASES...OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

LAT...LON 4117 7440 4114 7424 4133 7398 4136 7355
4121 7348 4110 7372 4095 7367 4088 7377
4093 7391 4070 7402 4065 7413 4066 7413
4071 7410 4070 7412 4059 7421 4059 7446
4090 7430 4089 7427 4099 7430 4103 7450

$$

JST