Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 4:43AM EDT until August 3 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 1:43am
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 4:45am
Description:
FFWOKX
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Fairfield County in southern Connecticut...
Putnam County in southeastern New York...
Rockland County in southeastern New York...
Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York...
* Until 745 AM EDT.
* At 443 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Danbury, New City, Ossining, Peekskill, Monsey, Nanuet,
Haverstraw, Tarrytown, Mount Kisco, Suffern, Mahopac, Lake Carmel,
Nyack, Sherman, Brewster, Ridgefield, Brookfield, Pearl River, New
Fairfield and Carmel.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Fairfield, CT; Putnam, NY; Rockland, NY; Westchester, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov