Flash Flood Warning for Ridgefield
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- Category: Home and Garden
- Last Updated on Sunday, 14 August 2011 11:55
- Written by Terri Garlick
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Northern Fairfield County in effect through 9 pm, Monday, August 15th.
From the National Weather Service: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE... IS FORECAST TO FALL IN THE WATCH AREA... ON TOP OF ANY RAINFALL THAT FELL SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE FLASH FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS AND FAST RESPONDING SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS LOCATED ACROSS MOST OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... AND SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
