{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ad9c5b643276d8ef7c0f84c99a67e48a00ef05c3.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued September 12 at 5:44PM EDT until September 13 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-12","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ad9c5b643276d8ef7c0f84c99a67e48a00ef05c3.002.1","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":224,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued September 12 at 5:44PM EDT until September 13 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Northern Middlesex; Northern New London; Southern Fairfield; Southern New Haven; Southern Middlesex; Southern New London; Northwest Suffolk; Northeast Suffolk; Southwest Suffolk; Southeast Suffolk; Northern Nassau; Southern Nassau\n**Issued by:** NWS Upton NY\n**Sent:** 2026-09-12T17:44:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-12T17:44:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-13T06:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be\npossible.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of southern Connecticut, including the following\nareas, Northern Middlesex, Northern New London, Southern Fairfield,\nSouthern Middlesex, Southern New Haven and Southern New London and\nsoutheast New York, including the following areas, Northeast\nSuffolk, Northern Nassau, Northwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk,\nSouthern Nassau and Southwest Suffolk.\n\n* WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon.\n\n* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,\ncreeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- Showers with heavy downpours and a few thunderstorms early Sunday\nmorning into midday Sunday may lead to flooding. Average rainfall\namounts are forecast to range from 1.5 to 3 inches with locally\nhigher amounts of 5 to 7 inches possible. Peak hourly rates could\nreach 2 to 2.5 inches.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood\n\n## Instructions\nYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood\nWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared\nto take action should flooding develop."}