Severe Thunderstorm and Flood Watches this afternoon

Saturday afternoon Aug 3

Thunderstorms developing in Eastern PA are likely to spread into our area in the next couple of hours. The NWS has issued both a Severe Thunderstorm Watch and a Flood Watch for this afternoon and evening.

From the NWS:

Flood Watch

National Weather Service New York NY

1237 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024

NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-176-178-040400-

/O.NEW.KOKX.FA.A.0008.240803T1800Z-240804T0400Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

Western Passaic-Eastern Passaic-Hudson-Western Bergen-Eastern

Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-

Orange-Putnam-Rockland-Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-

New York (Manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings

(Brooklyn)-Northern Queens-Southern Queens-

1237 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey, including the following

areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern

Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic and

Western Union and southeast New York, including the following

areas, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern

Queens, Northern Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten

Island), Rockland, Southern Queens and Southern Westchester.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,

creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur

in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- Showers and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and

evening will be capable of producing heavy rain. Rainfall

rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour will be possible, and

combined with the potential of multiple rounds of storms,

flash flooding will be possible. Impacts will be possible at

any time from mid-afternoon through midnight tonight, but are

more likely to occur during the late afternoon to evening

hours.

- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action

should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

$$

JC

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 591

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

120 PM EDT SAT AUG 3 2024

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 591 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT

FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

NYC005-047-059-061-071-079-081-085-087-119-040100-

/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0591.240803T1720Z-240804T0100Z/

NY

. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BRONX KINGS NASSAU

NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) ORANGE PUTNAM

QUEENS RICHMOND ROCKLAND

WESTCHESTER

$$