{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.55e1fd05ead44e3d966be6a2c3c8eef14300d3f5.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Advisory issued May 20 at 6:57PM EDT until May 20 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Upton NY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.55e1fd05ead44e3d966be6a2c3c8eef14300d3f5.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Upton NY"},"word_count":221,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Advisory: Flood Advisory issued May 20 at 6:57PM EDT until May 20 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Upton NY\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Hudson, NJ; Union, NJ; Kings, NY; Nassau, NY; New York, NY; Queens, NY; Richmond, NY\n**Issued by:** NWS Upton NY\n**Sent:** 2026-05-20T18:57:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-20T18:57:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-20T20:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey, including the following\ncounties, Hudson and Union and southeast New York, including the\nfollowing counties, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, New York\n(Manhattan), Queens and Richmond (Staten Island).\n\n* WHEN...Until 830 PM EDT.\n\n* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 657 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to\nthunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain\nhas fallen.\n- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected\nover the area. This additional rain will result in minor\nflooding.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nJersey City, Jamaica, Elizabeth, Flatbush, Bayonne, Freeport,\nLinden, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Coney Island, Garden City,\nLynbrook, Woodmere, Rockaway Beach, Todt Hill, Crown Heights,\nKennedy Airport, The Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Huguenot and\nForest Hills.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles."}