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WGUS61 KALY 221849
FFAALY
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
249 PM EDT FRI MAR 22 2024
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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN
DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MILLBROOK, NEW MILFORD, OAKVILLE,
PAWLING, POUGHKEEPSIE, WINGDALE, PINE PLAINS, AMENIA, ARLINGTON,
BEACON, GAYLORDSVILLE, TORRINGTON, TERRYVILLE, STANFORDVILLE,
THOMASTON, AND DOVER PLAINS
249 PM EDT FRI MAR 22 2024
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, NORTHERN LITCHFIELD AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD AND
EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, EASTERN
DUTCHESS AND WESTERN DUTCHESS.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS RAINFALL COULD
PRODUCE FLOODING IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS
LOW LYING AREAS. SOME MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
BJF
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