Sentences with phrase «flood watch»
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.
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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.
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.
The National Weather Service has upgraded their earlier lakeshore flood watch to a more severe warning starting tomorrow and lasting into Friday.
Heavy rain and severe weather will continue to lash the East Coast on Wednesday, with flood watches and warnings currently in effect from Washington to New York City.
One day after flood watches were issued Monday by Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resourses Canada, the counties of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat have declared a state of emergency and are preparing for the rising waters.
Be aware of flood watches and warnings.
A flash flood watch has been issued for the Capital District through Tuesday morning.
A flood watch has been issued for the Chicagoland area from 3 a.m. to noon Thursday as forecasters are calling for possibly 1.5 inches of rain and temperatures warm enough for the snow to melt.
The National Weather Service has posted a flood watch for people who live near creeks and streams in Erie, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties from Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
A flash flood watch and high wind warning remain in effect into this morning for most of Central New York, according to the National Weather Service website.
A flood watch is also in effect for all of the Lower Hudson Valley through 6 a.m. Saturday.
... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS THROUGH 6 AM MONDAY...... FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for * All islands.
Flash flood watches have been issued by the NWS in parts of the Southern California burn areas, as well as the foothills of the Sierra Nevada below 8,000 feet due to the combination of snow melt and heavy rainfall.
If a flood watch or warning has been issued, move your family (and belongings, if there is time) to high ground.