Flash Flood Warning

FFWOKX

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey... Bronx County in southeastern New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York... Southern Westchester County in southeastern New York...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

* At 705 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Yonkers, Mott Haven, Hoboken, East Tremont, Hackensack, Bergenfield, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Secaucus, Ridgefield, Harlem, Union City, Riverdale, Fort Lee, Englewood, Oradell, Norwood, Teterboro, Upper West Side and Mount Vernon.