Weather Advisory 03/29/10

[Guest joe144]

IF YOU ALL Y\RECALL ABOUT TWO TOO THREE WEEKS AGO, WE HAD A MAJOR STORM THAT HIT SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER THE HEAVIEST WITH RAIN AND WIND REACHING CLOSE OR UP TOO 65 MPH TOO 80 MPH. CAUSING MAJOR TREE'S AND WIRE DOWN. I AM LOCATED IN HARRISON NY. WE WERE HIT PRETTY HARD I HAD NO POWER FOR SIX DAY DO TO A DOWN TREE / POWER LINE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

SERVER WEATHER WARNING / WEATHER WATCH

... COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... ... COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT TUESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

TIDES RANGING FROM 1.0 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WITH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE TONIGHT.

TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 2.0 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL MAY RESULT IN MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS... AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY.

&&

HIGH TIDE CYCLE TONIGHT

... LONG ISLAND SOUND... ... ... ... ... ... ..TIME OF... ... .FORECAST TOTAL... ... ... FLOOD... .. LOCATION... ... ..HIGH TIDE... ... .WATER LEVEL(FT)... ... .CATEGORY.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (MLLW)... ... ... (NONE/MINOR/MODERATE)

BRIDGEPORT... ... ..1141 PM... ... ... .9.2... ... ... ... ... .MINOR STAMFORD... ... ... .1144 PM... ... ... .9.7... ... ... ... ... .MINOR

More Information

... ADDITIONAL MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS FORECAST AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT... ... MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE TUESDAY...

.DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT. AS IT DOES SO... EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE... RESULTING IN TIDAL PILING THROUGH TUESDAY.

. FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHERN FAIRFIELD... NORTHERN NEW HAVEN... SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD AND SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN. IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... BERGEN... EASTERN PASSAIC... ESSEX... HUDSON... UNION AND WESTERN PASSAIC. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... BRONX... KINGS (BROOKLYN)... NASSAU... NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)... NORTHERN WESTCHESTER... ORANGE... PUTNAM... QUEENS... RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)... ROCKLAND AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER.

* THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN SHOULD THEN CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO RUN FROM THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA... INTO CENTRAL CONNECTICUT.

* RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE... COMBINED WITH NEARLY SATURATED SOILS... POSES A SERIOUS FLOOD THREAT... ESPECIALLY ALONG MAIN STEM RIVERS IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY WHICH ARE STILL RUNNING HIGH. AS A RESULT... SIGNIFICANT RIVER AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS LIKELY. URBAN AND BASEMENT FLOODING ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANT THREATS. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY NOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. 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.

&&

More Information

... FLOODING IS LIKELY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE APPALACHIANS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. THIS SECONDARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY NORTH ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST... RESULTING IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN THROUGH TUESDAY.