Week starts off with Ugly Weather

JCRegister — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:07:01 +0000

The rain obviously made it a difficult commute to work today: it’s wet out, dark, and the wind is so strong it whistles. Flash Flood Watch and Wind Advisory for Hudson County have been issued until this evening.

Flash Flood Watch for Hudson, NJ

from 6 am EST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010 until 7 pm EST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010

Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
4:32 am EST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010

… FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING…

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* ALL OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT… NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

* FROM 6 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO A SLOW MOVING BAND OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL TRACK FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL BEGIN BY 10 AM ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY… BY NOON ACROSS THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA… AND BY 2 PM ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE FLASH FLOODING OF QUICK RESPONDING STREAMS AND SMALL RIVERS… AND URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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… HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY…

.DEEP MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD TODAY ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION… SETTING THE STAGE FOR A ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT.

Wind Advisory for Hudson, NJ
from 9 am EST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010 until 6 pm EST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010

Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
4:12 am EST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010

… WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.

SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS A POTENT FRONTAL SYSTEM IMPACTS THE REGION.

WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH… OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH… ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT… ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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… STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY…

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS SET UP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING… AND WITH HEAVIER RAINFALL MIXING DOWN STRONG WINDS FROM ALOFT FROM MID MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON… GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY BY THIS EVENING.

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Low-Flying Planes in Jersey City

JCRegister — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:57:44 +0000

Downtown Jersey City residents have witnessed planes/jets flying low across Hudson River, and some even evacuated their buildings. Reports say that these military jets “are part of a Department of Defense photo shoot and that there is no threat to the city.”

According to Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters, this event should be finished by 1030AM today.

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Week starts off with Ugly Weather

from 6 am EST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010 until 7 pm EST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010

Wind Advisory for Hudson, NJ from 9 am EST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010 until 6 pm EST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010

Low-Flying Planes in Jersey City

Wind Advisory for Hudson, NJ
from 9 am EST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010 until 6 pm EST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010