Advisory for New York City

New York (manhattan)
Flash Flood Watch in effect until 6PM EDT FRI



FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH EASTERN NEW YORK TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY LIKELY THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY

THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY

NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA

AND SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT. THIS SETUP IS CONDUCIVE TO BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREA. LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR IF THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREA FOR AN HOUR

WHICH WOULD CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION

SMALL STREAMS AND FLASHY RIVERS COULD RISE INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THIS AREA.
THE THREAT FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY PEAK THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 2 AM ACROSS WESTERN AREAS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD EAST INTO THE REMAINDER OF LONG ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY WILL BE TO THE EAST OF NEW YORK CITY

BUT ANY TRAINING STORMS WILL POSE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

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.