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WGUS71 KOKX 092234
FFSOKX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
634 PM EDT Sun Jul 9 2023

NYC071-079-087-119-100000-
/O.CON.KOKX.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-230710T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Orange NY-Putnam NY-Rockland NY-Westchester NY-
634 PM EDT Sun Jul 9 2023

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING 
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE, WESTERN PUTNAM, ROCKLAND AND NORTHERN 
WESTCHESTER COUNTIES...

At 634 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms 
producing heavy rain across the warned area have caused significant 
flash flooding. Between 5 and 8 inches of rain have fallen.

This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Portions of the Lower Hudson 
Valley. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER 
GROUND NOW!

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.

IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
         GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water
         crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Peekskill, West Point, Cold Spring, Stony Point, Putnam Valley, 
  Woodbury, West Haverstraw, Thiells, Highland Falls, Cornwall On 
  Hudson, Buchanan and Fort Montgomery.

There is currently a break in the heavy rainfall. Residual runoff 
however will continue to produce dangerous flooding. Additional 
showers and thunderstorms are expected to overspread the area from 
the south this evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and 
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are 
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become 
unstable and unsafe.

&&

LAT...LON 4123 7412 4129 7413 4137 7411 4145 7402
      4145 7400 4144 7398 4147 7395 4147 7387
      4146 7384 4142 7382 4137 7382 4130 7384
      4121 7392 4119 7396 4120 7400 4120 7405

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC

$$

JMC