Chester Weather - Warnings / Advisories

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 525 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

...HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING LIKELY THROUGH LATE TODAY...
.A COLD FRONT VERY SLOWLY APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL CONTINUE
TO TRIGGER VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH THE DAY...AND INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. A MOIST TROPICAL AIR MASS IS PROVIDING THE
INGREDIENTS TO PRODUCE THE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING.
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NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
525 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...
  NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX...NORTHERN NEW HAVEN...
  NORTHERN NEW LONDON...SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...SOUTHERN
  MIDDLESEX...SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN AND SOUTHERN NEW LONDON. IN
  SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...NASSAU...NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK...
  NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK...SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK AND SOUTHWESTERN
  SUFFOLK.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT SLOWLY CROSSING THE TRI-STATE WILL
  PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE
  SAME AREAS. THESE STORMS ALSO COULD PRODUCE TORRENTIAL
  RAINFALL...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.
* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS RAINFALL...ON TOP OF THE
  RAIN WHICH FELL WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CAUSE
  FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS... URBAN AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE
  SPOTS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...AS WELL AS SHARP RISES ON LARGER
  STREAMS AND RIVERS. FLOODING OF FLOOD PRONE BASEMENTS IS ALSO
  LIKELY.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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MALOIT

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