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EXPIRED: Flood Advisory in Effect For Nassau, Western Suffolk

Thunderstorms with heavy rain in the area.

From the National Weather Service:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... NASSAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... NEW YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... WEST CENTRAL SUFFOLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... KINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... RICHMOND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... UNTIL 645 PM EDT

AT 439 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS ACTIVITY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. IN ADDITION...FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS IS POSSIBLE AS WELL.

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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

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