Weather Alerts for Richmond (Staten Island) County

Issued by the National Weather Service

Flood Watch  FLOOD WATCH   Flood Watch
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND) COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Kings (Brooklyn) - New York (Manhattan) - Northern Westchester - Orange - Putnam - Richmond (Staten Is.) - Rockland - Southern Westchester
Effective: Sun, 12/10 10:00pm Updated: Sat, 12/9 1:30pm Urgency: Future
Expires: Mon, 12/11 7:00pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following
areas, Northern Fairfield, Northern Middlesex, Northern New Haven,
Northern New London, Southern Fairfield, Southern Middlesex,
Southern New Haven and Southern New London, northeast New Jersey,
including the following areas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex,
Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western
Essex, Western Passaic and Western Union, and southeast New York,
including the following areas, Kings (Brooklyn), New York
(Manhattan), Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northern
Westchester, Northwest Suffolk, Orange, Putnam, Richmond (Staten
Island), Rockland, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Southern
Westchester and Southwest Suffolk.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- 2 to 3 inches of rainfall is likely, with locally higher
amounts possible.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.