Storm has arrived! Be Prepared! Message from Council Member Treyger

Council Member Mark Treyger:

“FYI For those living in coastline areas prone to flooding, this is not only a snow event. This will be a coastal event as well with potential of severe beach erosion and flooding. Please read latest from NYC Office of Emergency Management…

URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK, NY
3:29 PM EST SUN JAN 25, 2015
…MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING DURING MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE…
…HIGH SURF AND SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION EXPECTED…
HUDSON-EASTERN ESSEX-EASTERN UNION-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
3:29 PM EST SUN JAN 25, 2015
…COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY NIGHT…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* LOCATIONS…LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ALONG NEW YORK
HARBOR…TIDALLY AFFECTED RIVERS IN NEW JERSEY…AND SOUTH
SHORE BAYS OF NEW YORK CITY AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND.
* TIDAL DEPARTURES…MOST LIKELY 2 1/2 TO 3 FT SURGE ABOVE
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. A LOW PROBABILITY OF 3 1/2 FT SURGE ABOVE
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.
* TIMING…DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM
LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* BEACH EROSION IMPACTS…SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND WASHOVERS
ALONG OCEAN FACING BARRIER BEACHES OF LONG ISLAND DUE TO 10 TO
15 FT WAVES AND HIGH STORM TIDE. A FEW EXPOSED WATER FRONT
STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED.
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS…POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING OF VULNERABLE
SHORE ROADS AND/OR BASEMENTS DUE TO HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE AND/OR
WAVE ACTION. SEVERAL SHORE ROAD CLOSURES MAY BE NECESSARY
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS…AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.”