Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and southeast New York, including the following areas, in southern Connecticut, Southern Fairfield, Southern Middlesex, Southern New Haven, and Southern New London. In northeast New Jersey, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern Union, Hudson, Western Essex, and Western Union. In southeast New York, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northeastern Suffolk, Northern Nassau, Northern Queens, Northwestern Suffolk, Richmond (Staten Island), Southeastern Suffolk, Southern Nassau, Southern Queens, Southern Westchester, and Southwestern Suffolk.

* From 1 AM EST Sunday through Sunday afternoon

* A storm system approaches tonight and passes across the area Sunday. A wintry mix this evening will changeover to rain across the watch area, and will be heavy at times overnight and into Sunday morning. Total amounts of 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches is possible, which may result in flooding of urban areas, and flashy streams.

* Any fresh water flooding will be exacerbated by coastal flooding during the Sunday morning high tide.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) ... NORTHERN QUEENS ... SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK ... WESTERN ESSEX ... SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN ... WESTERN UNION ... EASTERN ESSEX ... EASTERN PASSAIC ... SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK ... NORTHWEST SUFFOLK ... SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD ... SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX ... BRONX ... RICHMOND (STATEN IS.) ... SOUTHERN NEW LONDON ... NORTHERN NASSAU ... SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER ... KINGS (BROOKLYN) ... EASTERN BERGEN ... SOUTHERN NASSAU ... EASTERN UNION ... HUDSON ... SOUTHERN QUEENS ... NORTHEAST SUFFOLK

Instructions:

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.