Flash Flood Warning

FFWOKX

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Bronx County in southeastern New York... Kings (Brooklyn) County in southeastern New York... New York (Manhattan) County in southeastern New York... Queens County in southeastern New York... Richmond (Staten Island) County in southeastern New York...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 415 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 indicated.

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, Todt Hill, Crown Heights, The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Midtown Manhattan, RFK Bridge, Huguenot, Laguardia Airport, Harlem, Jackson Heights, Bay Ridge, Astoria, Lower East Side, East Village, SoHo, Port Richmond, Whitestone, Brooklyn Heights and Tottenville.