The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch.
* FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT * MODERATE RAIN WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ON TUESDAY AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CATSKILLS AND POCONOS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * MODERATE RAIN WILL SATURATE THE GROUND DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING TO THE AREA. SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY SEE SHARP RISES DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH MINOR FLOODING AT SOME POINTS ON THE MAINSTEM RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...POOR DRAINAGE...URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING...WORKING OR DRIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. & &
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