Weather Briefing

Heavy Rain and

Potential Tropical Impacts
July 2-4, 2014



Prepared 6:00 AM EDT Wednesday, July 2, 2014

National Weather Service New York, NY
Purpose of Briefing
Promote Situational Awareness
Provide Guidance for Planning
Briefing Applies to Area Shaded in Blue
Summary of Potential Impacts
This Afternoon/Evening (NE NJ/Lower Hudson Valley)
Isolated Strong to Severe Thunderstorms
Localized damaging wind and flash flood threat

Thursday into Friday
Periods of Heavy Rain/Thunderstorms
- Urban Flooding likely
- Localized Flash Flood threat

Late Friday into Saturday
High Risk of Dangerous Rip Currents
Likelihood for High Surf and Dangerous Conditions
around Inlets (Especially Suffolk County)
7/2/2014
3
National Hurricane Center
5 AM Public Advisory
What does this mean for our area?

Low probability of direct wind
and rain impacts from Arthur

Periods of Heavy Rain and
Thunderstorms likely with
slow moving cold front
Thu aft thru Fri.

High surf, Dangerous
rip currents, and rough ocean/inlet
conditions likely late Fri thru Sat

Tropical Storm Arthur
Forecast to Interact with a Cold Front
8 am Friday 8 am Saturday
7/2/2014
5
National Hurricane Center
TS Arthur Wind Speed Probabilities
7/2/2014
6
Storm Total Rain Forecast
1-2 Inches+ Locally Higher
7/2/2014
7
Stay Tuned

Maintain Your Situational Awareness

Prepare for potential Urban and Flash
Flooding

Questions?
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New York, NY