However, tonight, cold air will push in, and will be persistent until Friday night. I will update this post once something significant happens.
UPDATE: 445PM
The photo above was taken at 430PM on Graham Street of Jersey City. According to the latest weather forecast, strong rain is pushing in not only in Jersey City or New York, but in the entire Tri-State area. As a matter of fact, a severe weather alert (Flood Watch) has been issued by the National Weather Service:
Flood Watch for Hudson County, NJSo don't be fooled by warm weather outside (it's currently in the 60's as of this writing - 5PM), there will be cold wind together with the rain.
from 6 am EST, Thu., Dec. 11, 2008 until 6 am EST, Fri., Dec. 12, 2008
Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
2:49 pm EST, Wed., Dec. 10, 2008
... FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHERN FAIRFIELD... NORTHERN MIDDLESEX... NORTHERN NEW HAVEN... NORTHERN NEW LONDON... SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD... SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX... SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN AND SOUTHERN NEW LONDON. IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... BERGEN... EASTERN PASSAIC... ESSEX... HUDSON... UNION AND WESTERN PASSAIC. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... BRONX... KINGS (BROOKLYN)... NASSAU... NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)... NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK... NORTHERN WESTCHESTER... NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK... ORANGE... PUTNAM... QUEENS... RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)... ROCKLAND... SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK... SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER AND SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK.
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
* BETWEEN 3 TO 4 INCHES... LOCALLY HIGHER... IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA STARTING THURSDAY MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS AT THIS TIME ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND.
THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS HIGHLY URBANIZED AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ROADWAYS... ESPECIALLY IN RURAL SECTIONS... COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MINOR RIVER FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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... ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
.A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OFFSHORE TONIGHT. A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRAVEL ALONG THIS FRONT FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AND MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT... HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
