A "flood watch" means there is a possibility of a flood occurring in a specific area. It is a warning to be alert and prepared for potential flooding. Full definition
Coastal flooding during high tide is forecast along with rain totals from 1 to 3 inches, with the National Weather Service issuing a coastal flood watch for northeast, southeast and southwest Suffolk County and southern Nassau County. (newsday.com)
Hundreds of residents in Great Yarmouth have been evacuated and eight severe flood warnings are now in place, along with 12 flood warnings and 23 flood watch areas. (politics.co.uk)
Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo is asking shoreline communities along Lake Ontario to remain vigilant with word that the National Weather Service has upgraded a previously issued flood watch to a flood warning in western Monroe County beginning at 6 am on Sunday morning and continuing until 11 pm on Sunday night. (wxxinews.org)