Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 3 at 10:28AM EDT until August 3 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 7:28am
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 9:45am
Description:
FFWOKX
The National Weather Service in Upton has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Kings (Brooklyn) County in southeastern New York...
Western Nassau County in southeastern New York...
Queens County in southeastern New York...
* Until 1245 PM EDT.
* At 1028 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 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...
Jamaica, Flatbush, Flushing, Valley Stream, Glen Cove, Coney
Island, Garden City, Lynbrook, Mineola, Woodmere, Rockaway Beach,
Great Neck, Crown Heights, Kennedy Airport, Laguardia Airport, RFK
Bridge, The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Jackson Heights, Forest
Hills and Canarsie.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Kings, NY; Nassau, NY; Queens, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Upton NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov