Intense afternoon and night storms threaten to deliver flash flooding to the tri-state Monday, with the sudden and heavy downpours probably resulting in flooded roads and harmful circumstances for drivers.
Flash flood warnings had been issued for various counties in and round New York Metropolis beginning after 3 p.m., together with:
Staten Island till 6:15 p.m.
Rockland and Westchester counties in New York till 7 p.m.; Putnam County till 6:30 p.m.
Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties in New Jersey till 6:15 p.m.; Bergen County till 7 p.m.
Fairfield County in Connecticut till 6:30 p.m.
Sullivan County in New York till 7:30 p.m.; Dutchess and Ulster counties in New York till 8:00 p.m.
Warren County in New Jersey till 9 p.m.
A flash flood watch will stay in impact by way of the night for a lot of the area.
Rainfall charges might exceed 1-2 inches per hour in among the heaviest downpours.
If the downpours linger over a selected space for an prolonged interval, flash flooding is probably going. For these driving house in the course of the night commute, be additional cautious if it is raining closely.
Should you encounter a water-covered stretch of highway, don’t try to drive by way of it. The water is probably going deeper than it appears.
Here’s a depiction of the hour-by-hour forecast map for what to anticipate:
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