Yonkers Insider Weather Alert From National Weather Service.

 

Source: National Weather Service.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Watch
National Weather Service New York NY
306 PM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southern Connecticut, northeast
New Jersey and southeast New York, including the following areas,
in southern Connecticut, Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex,
Northern New Haven, Northern New London, Southern Fairfield,
Southern Middlesex, Southern New Haven and Southern New London. In
northeast New Jersey, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern
Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex,
Western Passaic and Western Union. In southeast New York, Bronx,
Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northeast Suffolk,
Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern Westchester, Northwest
Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland,
Southeast Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Southern
Westchester and Southwest Suffolk.

* From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon.

* The remnants of Ida will pass near the region Wednesday night
through Thursday. Deep tropical moisture will interact with a
nearly stationary frontal boundary across the Middle Atlantic and
Northeast to produce heavy rainfall late Wednesday through
Thursday morning. The rainfall should begin to taper off Thursday
afternoon. A widespread 3 to 5 inches of rain is forecast with
locally higher amounts possible. This rainfall combined with wet
antecedent conditions may lead to flash flooding. Flooding of fast
responding rivers and streams is possible, and flooding of main
stem rivers cannot be ruled out.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.