923 
FPUS71 KOKX 222109
NOWOKX

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
508 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2003


NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>077-222300-
BERGEN NJ-BRONX NY-EASTERN PASSAIC NJ-ESSEX NJ-HUDSON NJ-
KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY-NASSAU NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER NY-ORANGE NY-PUTNAM NY-QUEENS NY-
RICHMOND (STATEN IS.) NY-ROCKLAND NY-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER NY-
UNION NJ-WESTERN PASSAIC NJ-

.NOW...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA 
THROUGH 6 15 PM...

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FORM AND MOVE 
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST 
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CAUSE HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT 
LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. IN 
ADDITION...MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLS. 
MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN THE NEW YORK CITY METRO 
AREA AS RAIN FALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR HAS BEEN OBSERVED. 
MORE OF THIS KIND OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

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