Flash Flood Warning

At 1216 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch 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... Flatbush, Flushing, Secaucus, Crown Heights, Midtown Manhattan, RFK Bridge, Laguardia Airport, Jackson Heights, Forest Hills, Canarsie, Astoria, Lower East Side, Union City, East Village, SoHo, Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Brooklyn Heights, Long Island City and Upper West Side.

This includes the following Event Locations... Brooklyn Bridge Park and USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.