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Super Soaker: Downpours Could Cause Flash Flooding Super Soaker: Downpours Could Cause Flash Flooding
Super Soaker: Downpours Could Cause Flash Flooding It's one wet mess. A storm bringing drenching rain with downpours and a chance of flash flooding has arrived, and the question now is how long will it last? Moderate to heavy rain may produce urban and poor drainage flooding from late Saturday through Sunday night, especially in areas farther south, said the National Weather Service. There is also a low chance for minor flooding on some of the flashier rivers and streams across northeast New Jersey, the lower Hudson Valley, and southern Connecticut. Any flooding impacts will be highly dependent on the location of heaviest rainfall. Rain, …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Snow Showers Will Be Followed By Heavy Rain, Chance Of Flooding Snow Showers Will Be Followed By Heavy Rain, Chance Of Flooding
Snow Showers Will Be Followed By Heavy Rain, Chance Of Flooding There could be some slick conditions during the Friday evening commute with light snow and snow showers now falling in parts of the area.Little or no accumulation is expected. A new storm system will move through the area late Saturday afternoon through Sunday night, but temperatures will be warm enough -- in the upper 40s during the day and lower 40s at night -- to ensure all rain will fall. But there will be lots of it, with up to 1-2 inches possible as the front will bring abundant moisture and waves of low pressure to the area. There is also a limited chance for minor flooding on some …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Six Saved After Hudson Valley House Is Caught In Ice Jam Six Saved After Hudson Valley House Is Caught In Ice Jam
Six Saved After Hudson Valley House Is Caught In Ice Jam Six residents were rescued without injuries by firefighters in Orange County after their home was overrun with ice chunks and water, according to state Department of Transportation on Twitter. Shortly after the flooding began around 2 p.m. Friday, the DOT, along with the New York State Police closed Route 209 in Westbrookville due to the ice jam and flooding. The road is closed from Pine Kill road and Port Orange Road as officials work to break up an 8-foot wall of ice, state DOT officials said. As of 4 p.m., the road is expected to remain closed as the work continues to clear the ice bloc…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Flood Watch In Effect: Rainfall Up To 3 Inches, Dense Fog Flood Watch In Effect: Rainfall Up To 3 Inches, Dense Fog
Flood Watch In Effect: Rainfall Up To 3 Inches, Dense Fog Heavy rain, combined with temperatures climbing into the mid  to upper 50s and plenty of melting snow, could lead to widespread flooding on Friday. A Flood Watch that includes Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess and Orange counties issued by the National Weather Service is in effect until 1 p.m. Saturday. Localized dense fog is occurring with quick changes in visibility.  Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches with potentially locally higher amounts, the weather service said. (See projections in image above.) The combination of melting snow and periods of rain should allow rivers and strea…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Flood Watch Issued With Heavy Rain, Warmer Temps, Melting Snow Flood Watch Issued With Heavy Rain, Warmer Temps, Melting Snow
Flood Watch Issued With Heavy Rain, Warmer Temps, Melting Snow Rain that will be arriving in the area early Friday, combined with temperatures climbing into the mid  to upper 50s and plenty of melting snow, could lead to widespread flooding. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch that includes Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess and Orange counties from midnight Friday until 1 p.m. Saturday. A period of moderate to locally heavy rain will move through the area Friday into Saturday with rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches with potentially locally higher amounts, the weather service said. The combination of melting snow and periods of r…

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by Joe Lombardi