{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.ad9c5b643276d8ef7c0f84c99a67e48a00ef05c3.003.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued September 12 at 5:44PM EDT until September 13 at 12:00PM 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.ad9c5b643276d8ef7c0f84c99a67e48a00ef05c3.003.1","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":237,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued September 12 at 5:44PM EDT until September 13 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Upton NY\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Western Passaic; Eastern Passaic; Hudson; Western Bergen; Eastern Bergen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex; Western Union; Eastern Union; Southern Westchester; New York (Manhattan); Bronx; Richmond (Staten Is.); Kings (Brooklyn); Northern Queens; Southern Queens\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 northeast New Jersey, including the following\nareas, Eastern Bergen, Eastern Essex, Eastern Passaic, Eastern\nUnion, Hudson, Western Bergen, Western Essex, Western Passaic and\nWestern Union and southeast New York, including the following\nareas, Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Northern\nQueens, Richmond (Staten Island), Southern Queens and Southern\nWestchester.\n\n* WHEN...From 4 AM EDT Sunday through Sunday morning.\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 up to around 5 inches possible. Peak hourly rates\ncould reach 1.5 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."}