Flash Flood Watch for Our Area Through Saturday

Flash Flood Watch In Effect Through Saturday Morning

The National Weather Service 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, Fairfield, Middlesex, New Haven, And New London. In Northeast New Jersey, Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Union, And Hudson. In Southeast New York, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten Island), And Rockland.

Showers and thunderstorms moving across the area will become widespread this afternoon and through Saturday morning with locally heavy downpours. This will result in a threat for flash flooding through Saturday morning across the region.

Flash flooding of urban areas will be possible where locally heavy rainfall occurs. Locations that have already received substantial rain in the last couple of days will be particularly vulnerable.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.