Flood Watch' 05

[ems-buff 81]

So it's very simple who has what, and where do they have it?

what i mean is where are the most flooded areas and what is your Department doing about it ?

post your flood updates here if you think that they are not important enough for that IA forum.

[ems-buff 81]

SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-QUEENS-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 228 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2005

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SLIDING THROUGH NEW ENGLAND AND LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND IS CREATING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS THAT IS PILING WATER UP ALONG OUR COAST. TIDAL DEPARTURES ARE RUNNING 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ANOTHER 1/2 FOOT FOR THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THAT OCCURS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 PM THIS EVENING. WITH TIDES CLIMBING TOWARD ASTRONOMICAL HIGHS...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA WITH THIS HIGH TIDE.

ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND...HIGH TIDE OCCURS AROUND 430 PM. THE WORST OF THE FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE BACK BAYS INCLUDING FREEPORT...LINDENHURST...AMITYVILLE AND BABYLON AREAS.

HIGH TIDE ON LONG ISLAND SOUND AND ON PECONIC BAY OCCURS AROUND 730 PM. THE WORST COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED OVER WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND FROM THE THROGS NECK BRIDGE/EDGEWATER AREA EAST TO THE STAMFORD/BRIDGEPORT AREA ON THE CONNECTICUT COAST AND TO THE PORT JEFFERSON AREA ON LONG ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES THE BAYVILLE AREA. ON PECONIC BAY...THE RIVERHEAD/FLANDERS AREAS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COASTAL FLOODING.

ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE INTO FRIDAY.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

[dadbo46 50]

Time to start building the ark !

[Guest]

The Weather Channel has rain through sunday. this should be good floods, and cars in 3 feet of water, lol hope every thing goes good.

[ajsbear 11]

Good thing I live on the high ground. Water coes to my doorstep and we're in a whole lot of trouble.

[Bababoosky 24]

I feel like we are living in Seattle!

[cas2383 22]

Last night around 7:30 in Fairfield, part of the area known as lantern point 1500 block and greater of Fairfield Beach Rd. was under water, up to 3 feet in some spots. Stratfield FD along with Fairfield FD assisted some residents with evacuating and checking the welfare of others during the high tide. Southport fd also assisted wtih some traffic control. Waves in the sound were up to 9 feet at some intervals, worst I have seen in my 18 years living up here.

[ems-buff 81]

From Weather Channel website www.weather.com :

SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-QUEENS-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- 910 AM EDT THU OCT 13 2005

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

A PERSISTENT AND STRONG EASTERLY FETCH OF WIND HAS CONTINUED ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THIS HAS ACTED TO PILE WATER INTO LONG ISLAND SOUND...THE BACK BAYS OF LONG ISLAND...AS WELL AS PECONIC BAY. TIDE LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING FROM 2 TO LOCALLY 3 1/2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. THESE TIDAL DEPARTURES MAY CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING...MAINLY DURING THIS EARLY EVENINGS HIGH TIDE.

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. &&

THE FOLLOWING ARE SELECTED HIGH TIDES AND FORECAST DEPARTURES FOR THE EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLE...

.............. MINOR MODERATE .............. TIME FLOODING FLOODING FORECAST .............. (EVENING) TIDE LVL BEGINS BEGINS HEIGHT LOCATION (MLLW) (MLLW) (MLLW) (MLLW)

LONG ISLAND SOUND... KINGS POINT NY 852 PM 7.8 --- 10.5 9.9

STAMFORD CT 838 PM 7.9 9.5 11.1 10.0

BRIDGEPORT CT 835 PM 7.4 8.9 10.4 9.4

GREAT SOUTH BAY... FREEPORT NY 542 PM 3.5 5.2 5.9 5.5

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.