Alert Details
FFWOKX The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Putnam County in southeastern New York... Northern Westchester County in southeastern New York... * Until 615 AM EDT. * At 415 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling in Peekskill. Between 3.5 and 5.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.75 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Peekskill, Mahopac, Cold Spring, Yorktown Heights, Fahnestock State Park, Jefferson Valley, Putnam Valley, Croton-on-Hudson and Buchanan.