WEATHER UPDATE: Flood Advisory Issued for Westchester County

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory Wednesday afternoon for southeastern New York, including the Hudson Valley and southern Westchester County.

• Flood Advisory

The NWS previously issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for the county for today, but the agency updated it just before 3 p.m.

The Flood Advisory is in effect until 5 p.m., as heavy rains are expected in a relatively short amount of time.

“Doppler Radar indicted heavy rain due to thunderstorms,” wrote the NWS. “Rainfall rates of up to an inch per hour are occurring with this activity. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause minor flooding in urban areas.”

Poor drainage areas, low-lying spots, some streets and highways and underpasses could be affected.

More rain is expected on Thursday.

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