Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued July 15 at 10:58AM EDT expiring July 15 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

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Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Upton NY
Issued: 2016-06-07T13:34:40-04:00
Expires: 2016-06-07T15:34:40-04:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 1:00 PM EDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
NEW YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK…
KINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK…

* UNTIL 100 PM EDT

* AT 1057 AM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN ACCORDING TO DOPPLER RADAR WITHIN 30 MINUTES. FLASH
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
FLATBUSH…CROWN HEIGHTS…LOWER EAST SIDE…BENSONHURST…
SHEEPSHEAD BAY…PARK SLOPE…EAST VILLAGE…SOHO…BROOKLYN
HEIGHTS AND GREENPOINT.
Instruction: TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: New York; Kings

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-938958-892473_RETRY201657133440
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – IPAWS Test