Sev. Weather Alert -- Flood Watch

[Guest]

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

 

...FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 913 PM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

... A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...  

IN NEW YORK... ORANGE... PUTNAM... NORTHERN WESTCHESTER... ROCKLAND... SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER... NORTHWEST SUFFOLK... BRONX... NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)... KINGS (BROOKLYN)... RICHMOND (STATEN IS.)... NORTHEAST SUFFOLK... SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK... NASSAU... SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK AND QUEENS.

IN NEW JERSEY... HUDSON... BERGEN... EASTERN PASSAIC... ESSEX... UNION AND WESTERN PASSAIC.

IN CONNECTICUT... NORTHERN FAIRFIELD... NORTHERN MIDDLESEX... NORTHERN NEW HAVEN... SOUTHERN NEW LONDON... SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN... SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX... SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD AND NORTHERN NEW LONDON.

LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES OVERNIGHT. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE TRI STATE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES... AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARD DAYBREAK AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY AND EVENING HOURS MONDAY.

CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS SYSTEM...  

WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT RISES... AND URBAN FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF STREAMS... CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

[x648eng119 2]

Well, AT LEAST IT'S NOT SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BFD1054 1,552]

Watch it 648!!! Although i am sick of the snow as well, i really hate the rain!!! Working in the rain just plain sucks! Plus it is so depressing when it rains. At least if it were snow i could make some big $$$ on OT lol!

[DOC22 1]

Watch it 648!!!  Although i am sick of the snow as well, i really hate the rain!!!  Working in the rain just plain sucks!  Plus it is so depressing when it rains.  At least if it were snow i could make some big $$$ on OT lol!

Yeah but all the damn snow does is cost me money and a whole bunch of aggrivation!!! I too would rather see it rain!!!@

[x648eng119 2]

BFD - I have no problem working in the rain. Rain doesn't bother me one bit! :mrhappy:

[WAS967 97]

Doesn't bother me either until you start pushing my damn buttons.

[Guest WolfEMT]

Just think of it this way...you don't have to shovel rain.