Rye PD has issued the following coastal flood warning:
Alert: Coastal Flood Warning issued 6AM Monday-3PM Tuesday. Major coastal flooding possible. Details attached. Plan now.
The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Warning effective 6:00 A.M. Monday, October 29th through 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 30th. A storm surge of as much as 4 to 8 feet has the potential to cause major coastal flooding on the coastlines of Long Island Sound. Residents in flood prone coastal areas are urged to consider making alternate lodging arrangements during the storm.
Now is the time to plan. Forecasts indicate that this is a potentially dangerous storm. During periods of gale force or higher winds and flooding conditions, rescuers will not be able to reach you. Please take precautions while there is an opportunity.
The Coastal Flood Warning and other current advisories are attached.
Coastal Flood Warning
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1123 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012
…MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING
INTO TUESDAY MORNING…
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1123 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM
EDT TUESDAY…
…COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO
3 PM EDT TUESDAY…
* LOCATIONS…ALONG LONG ISLAND SOUND…THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES OF LONG ISLAND…NEW YORK HARBOR…THE ARTHUR KILL…AND TIDALLY AFFECTED PORTIONS OF THE HUDSON AND CONNECTICUT RIVERS.
* TIDAL DEPARTURES…1 TO 1 1/2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES SUNDAY NIGHT…2 TO 4 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES MONDAY MORNING…AND POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 FT ABOVE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER END OF THE RANGE RELEGATED TO THE MOST FLOOD
PRONE COASTAL LOCATIONS.
* HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION…BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FT ALONG OCEAN FACING SHORELINES BY LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME…5 TO 8 FT WAVES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN FACING PORTIONS OF LONG ISLAND SOUND…PECONIC BAY…AND NEW YORK HARBOR. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED WASHOVERS.
* TIMING…MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH THE EVENING HIGH TIDES ON SUNDAY…WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY BY THE MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING…POSSIBLY TO RECORD LEVELS…IS LIKELY DURING THE MONDAY NIGHT HIGH TIDE CYCLES. MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IN POSSIBLE INTO THE TUESDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDES CYCLE.
* IMPACTS…A LONG DURATION AND MAJOR COASTAL FLOOD EVENT IS EXPECTED TO START SUNDAY NIGHT AND PEAK MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE EXACT TRACK/TIMING OF THE COASTAL STORM WILL DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE OF COASTAL FLOODING MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING`S HIGH TIDE CYCLES…BUT THE POTENTIAL IS INCREASING FOR SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION AND MODERATE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IN HISTORICALLY FLOOD PRONE SPOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER…AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA…PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
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High Surf Advisory
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1123 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012
…MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY MORNING…
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1123 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY…
…COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 PM EDT TUESDAY…
* LOCATIONS…ALONG LONG ISLAND SOUND…THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES OF LONG ISLAND…NEW YORK HARBOR…THE ARTHUR KILL…AND TIDALLY AFFECTED PORTIONS OF THE HUDSON AND CONNECTICUT RIVERS.
* TIDAL DEPARTURES…1 TO 1 1/2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES SUNDAY NIGHT…2 TO 4 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES MONDAY MORNING…AND POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 10 FT ABOVE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHER END OF THE RANGE RELEGATED TO THE MOST FLOOD
PRONE COASTAL LOCATIONS.
* HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION…BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FT ALONG OCEAN FACING SHORELINES BY LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME…5 TO 8 FT WAVES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN FACING PORTIONS OF LONG ISLAND SOUND…PECONIC BAY…AND NEW YORK HARBOR. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BEACH EROSION AND LOCALIZED WASHOVERS.
* TIMING…MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH THE EVENING HIGH TIDES ON SUNDAY…WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY BY THE MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING…POSSIBLY TO RECORD LEVELS…IS LIKELY DURING THE MONDAY NIGHT HIGH TIDE CYCLES. MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IN POSSIBLE INTO THE TUESDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDES CYCLE.
* IMPACTS…A LONG DURATION AND MAJOR COASTAL FLOOD EVENT IS EXPECTED TO START SUNDAY NIGHT AND PEAK MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE EXACT TRACK/TIMING OF THE COASTAL STORM WILL DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE OF COASTAL FLOODING MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING`S HIGH TIDE CYCLES…BUT THE POTENTIAL IS INCREASING FOR SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION AND MODERATE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IN HISTORICALLY FLOOD PRONE SPOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER…AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA…PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. ________________________________________
Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
458 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012
…SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY…
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
458 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT…NORTHEAST NEW
JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
* FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* A DANGEROUS COASTAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS…AND IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN BANDS. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS.
* THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY…WITH FLOODING OF FLASHY…FAST RESPONDING STREAMS LIKELY AS WELL. THE URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING WILL LIKELY BE EXACERBATED BY FALLEN LEAVES CLOGGING DRAINS…AND ALONG COASTAL AREAS DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
* IN ADDITION…THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME LARGER MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL DEPEND ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN ACTUALLY FALLS.
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.
High Wind Watch
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
436 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012
…DANGEROUS COASTAL STORM EXPECTED MONDAY INTO TUESDAY…
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC- EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN- WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE- PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER- NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)- KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS- NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
436 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012
…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS…SOUTHEAST NEW YORK…NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.
* HAZARDS…DAMAGING WINDS OF LONG DURATION.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH MONDAY MORNING…BECOMING EAST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 70 TO 80 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING…THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
* TIMING…MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
* IMPACTS…A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY EXISTS. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MODERATE WIND DAMAGE. WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND SNAPPING OFF LARGE TREE BRANCHES. POWER OUTAGES COULD LAST AT LEAST SEVERAL DAYS. DEBRIS WILL BLOCK SOME ROADS. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND HOMES IS POSSIBLE. WINDOWS IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS COULD BE BROKEN BY FLYING DEBRIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.
Instructions:
Affected residents should consider alternate lodging arrangements. Personal emergency plans should be in place by Sunday.
Contact Information:
William R. Connors
914-967-8413
[email protected]
