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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

1000 AM EST WED MAR 21 2001



..THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WATCH FOR SMALL 

STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK 

AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 PM ON 

THURSDAY...



A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER NORTH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WILL 

INTENSIFY AS IT SLOWLY MOVES NORTH UP THE EAST COAST. THE LOW WILL 

PASS JUST SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 



RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AROUND 1 1/2 INCHES WITH 

LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. THIS WILL RESULT IN 

SIGNIFICANT WITHIN BANK RISES ON MANY OF THE RIVERS AND STREAMS IN 

THE AREA AND PRODUCE POTENTIALLY WIDESPREAD FLOODING ON AREA 

ROADWAYS AND IN URBAN AREAS.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND 

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.  PEOPLE 

LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE 

PREPARED FOR ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLOOD 

WARNING BE ISSUED. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR THE 

POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL...AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...USE EXTRA 

CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES AND ALLOW 

PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.



RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY LATER TODAY. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT 

TIMES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND THEN TAPER TO SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY 

ON THURSDAY. 



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 

UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET 

AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/OKX.



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