Flash Flood Watch - Wed, 11-6-06

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Flash Flood Watch

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NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON- WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-

417 PM EST TUE NOV 7 2006

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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...BERGEN...EASTERN PASSAIC...ESSEX...HUDSON...UNION AND WESTERN PASSAIC IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...BRONX...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NASSAU...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER... NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK... QUEENS... RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)...ROCKLAND... SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK.

* FROM 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

* AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST FROM THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST TO NEAR CAPE HATTERAS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY LIFT NORTHEAST AND STRENGTHEN...REACHING NEAR CAPE COD BY MID THURSDAY MORNING.

MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL PUMP LARGE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION... PRODUCING 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE WATCH AREA.

* RAINFALL OF THIS NATURE COULD CAUSE THE RAPID RISE OF LOCAL RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...POSSIBLY PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINING URBAN AREAS.