Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
459 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

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NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-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-
459 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT IS GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH RAINFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF
STORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. THE
MAIN THREAT THOUGH IS MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...INCLUDING URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE THREAT OF MINOR FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING
CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN
EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS
WARNING CRITERIA.

$$

Flood Advisory

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
234 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

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234 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS EXTENDED THE

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AREAS IN...
  ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  PUTNAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

* AT 230 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THAT AROUND 1 INCH OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA...WITH SOME
  LOCATIONS RECEIVING UP TO 3 INCHES. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER AND TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE
  REGION. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ADDITIONAL HEAVY
  RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAN BE
  EXPECTED.

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 THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL FLOOD QUICKLY...POSSIBLY COVERING ROADS
AND FLOODING NEARBY LOW AREAS.

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

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LAT...LON 4162 7413 4146 7399 4145 7396 4116 7367
      4077 7413 4078 7415 4066 7426 4073 7439
      4086 7433 4090 7434 4091 7429 4090 7428
      4097 7429 4100 7432 4102 7443 4105 7445
      4104 7450 4109 7450 4120 7437 4129 7456

$$

JMC