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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
358 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
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BERGEN NJ-BRONX NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-WESTCHESTER NY-
358 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BERGEN, BRONX, NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) AND
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...
AT 358 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN
1.5 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 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...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAUGES.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS,
URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
YONKERS, NEW ROCHELLE, WHITE PLAINS, MOTT HAVEN, EAST TREMONT,
PORT CHESTER, RYE, TARRYTOWN, DOBBS FERRY, LAGUARDIA AIRPORT,
HARLEM, GREENWICH, RIVERDALE, CO-OP CITY, FORT LEE, HARRISON,
ENGLEWOOD, SCARSDALE, BRONXVILLE AND HAWTHORNE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING
SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE FLEEING AN AREA
SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN
AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
IF YOU ARE IN A BASEMENT, BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A HIGHER FLOOR.
LAT...LON 4101 7392 4100 7389 4105 7389 4113 7385
4108 7371 4101 7365 4100 7365 4098 7365
4090 7374 4089 7374 4081 7382 4080 7386
4079 7387 4080 7391 4078 7392 4079 7399
4082 7401
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
DBR
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