Flood Advisory Just Issued for Northeast NJ

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1050 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

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1050 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
  IN...
  KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHEASTERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  NORTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 1145 AM EDT...

* AT 1048 AM EDT...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE BALANCE
OF THE MORNING.

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

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.

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