Another Nor'easter?Lots of rain, strong winds
Posted by Fred on 3/28/2010, 8:08 am
Looks Like another nasty Nor'easter coming.3-5" of Rain,strong winds(probably not as strong as last storm).Flood watche,coastal flood advisories issued.Grounds are still very saturated,so strong winds could bring down trees again..

If it is going to be nasty,this time I will have my truck to go out in it!!






FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
414 AM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...FLOODING POSSIBLE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT...AND STALL
OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION MONDAY WHILE A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS
NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST. THIS SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
THEN WORK SLOWLY NORTHWARD ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...
RESULTING IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL FROM LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

CTZ005-006-009-010-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>077-282000-
/O.CON.KOKX.FA.A.0005.100329T0600Z-100330T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-
HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
414 AM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND
 SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHERN
 CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN NEW HAVEN...SOUTHERN
 FAIRFIELD AND SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN. IN NORTHEAST NEW
 JERSEY...BERGEN...EASTERN PASSAIC...ESSEX...HUDSON...UNION AND
 WESTERN PASSAIC. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...BRONX...KINGS
 (BROOKLYN)...NASSAU...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...NORTHERN
 WESTCHESTER...ORANGE...PUTNAM...QUEENS...RICHMOND (STATEN
 ISLAND)...ROCKLAND AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER.

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON

* RAIN WILL BEGIN TONIGHT...AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER
 MIDNIGHT. HEAVY RAIN SHOULD THEN CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF MONDAY
 AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TUESDAY INTO
 TUESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN
 THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
 POSSIBLE.

* RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE...COMBINED WITH NEARLY SATURATED
 SOILS...POSES A SERIOUS FLOOD THREAT...ESPECIALLY ALONG MAIN
 STEM RIVERS IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY WHICH ARE STILL RUNNING
 HIGH. AS A RESULT...SIGNIFICANT RIVER AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING
 IS LIKELY. URBAN AND BASEMENT FLOODING ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANT
 THREATS. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY NOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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