Weather Alert in Connecticut
Flood Watch issued July 14 at 4:02PM EDT until July 15 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
AREAS AFFECTED: Northern Fairfield; Western Passaic; Eastern Passaic; Hudson; Western Bergen; Eastern Bergen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex; Western Union; Eastern Union; Orange; Putnam; Rockland; Northern Westchester
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following area, Northern Fairfield, northeast New Jersey, including the following areas, Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Union, and Hudson, and southeast New York, including the following areas, Northern Westchester, Orange, Putnam and Rockland. * WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of urban, low lying, and flood prone locations, as well as along rivers, creeks, and streams. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Numerous showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain are expected late this afternoon and this evening. Widespread rainfall of 1 to 3 inches and localized rainfall totals of up to 5 inches are possible, with rainfall rates of over 2 inches per hour possible. Much of this could fall in only 3 to 4 hours, causing scattered to numerous instances of flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake,
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Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform
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