Ardsley On Hudson 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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WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-
525 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  BERGEN...EASTERN PASSAIC...ESSEX...HUDSON...UNION AND WESTERN
  PASSAIC. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...BRONX...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...
  NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER...ORANGE...
  PUTNAM...QUEENS...RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)...ROCKLAND AND
  SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER.
* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA 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 TODAY...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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