Monday, January 23, 2017

Severe Weather Alerts - Dobbs Ferry, NY Coastal Flood Warning Coastal Flood Warning in effect from 3:00 PM EST until 11:00 PM EST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO 11 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...LOW LYING AREAS ALONG WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...3 1/2 TO 4 1/2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
IN THE EVENING.

* TIMING...MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE...BETWEEN 7 PM AND 11 PM.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF
VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES DUE TO HEIGHT
OF STORM TIDE AND WAVE ACTION. INUNDATION OF 1 TO 2 FT IN THE
LOWEST LYING SPOTS. ROAD CLOSURES MAY BE NEEDED. ISOLATED
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY BE OBSERVED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
SHORELINE.

* SHORELINE IMPACTS...ELEVATED WATER LEVELS IN COMBINATION WITH
3 TO 5 FT OF SURF ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND
SPLASHOVER ALONG THE SHORELINE THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR THIS EVENING...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL......FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL........CATEGORY.. ...
................................(MLLW/MHHW)................

KINGS POINT NY.......859 PM....10.6-11.1/2.8-3.3.....MIN-MOD..
STAMFORD CT..........821 PM....10.0-10.5/2.2-2.7.....MINOR....
BRIDGEPORT CT........818 PM.....9.5-10.0/2.2-2.7.....MINOR....
NEW HAVEN CT.........817 PM......8.9-9.6/2.2-2.7.....MINOR....
OLD FIELD NY.........820 PM......9.3-9.8/2.0-2.5.....MIN-MOD..
GLEN COVE NY.........900 PM....10.2-10.7/2.3-2.8.....MIN-MOD..

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