Flash Flood Warning

FFWOKX

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Bronx County in southeastern New York... Northern Nassau County in southeastern New York... Queens County in southeastern New York... West Central Suffolk County in southeastern New York...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 421 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has 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 ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

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... Flushing, Huntington Station, Deer Park, Glen Cove, Plainview, Syosset, Mineola, Huntington, Westbury, Great Neck, Farmingdale, Northport, Oyster Bay, Throgs Neck Bridge, Laguardia Airport, Bayside, Hicksville, Whitestone, Dix Hills and Melville.