Flash Flood Warning

FFWOKX

The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... Kings (Brooklyn) County in southeastern New York... Western Nassau County in southeastern New York... Queens County in southeastern New York...

* Until 1245 PM EDT.

* At 1028 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 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... Jamaica, Flatbush, Flushing, Valley Stream, Glen Cove, Coney Island, Garden City, Lynbrook, Mineola, Woodmere, Rockaway Beach, Great Neck, Crown Heights, Kennedy Airport, Laguardia Airport, RFK Bridge, The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Jackson Heights, Forest Hills and Canarsie.