My Thursday arrival at EWR, flying down from Dulles, looks like it might be challenging. Just watched the CBS 2 news from NYC that is forecasting heavy rains on Wednesday night and Thursday. Also found the following:
Severe Weather Alert
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 345 PM EST TUE MAR 20 2001

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY SOUTHEAST NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER GEORGIA WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY UP THE EAST COAST...REACHING THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER BY LATE WEDNESDAY. IT WILL THEN DRIFT NORTHEAST OVER THE COASTAL WATERS PASSING SOUTH THEN EAST OF LONG ISLAND BY THURSDAY EVENING.

RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEVELOPING NOREASTER WILL REACH OUR AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS OUR REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. ALL THIS RAIN IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD TOTAL NEAR 1 1/2 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES IN THOSE FAVORABLY UPSLOPE AREAS. 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WITHIN BANK RISES ON MANY OF THE RIVERS AND STREAMS WITHIN THE BROOKHAVEN HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA.

CURRENT FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE FOR SMALL STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES INDICATES THAT 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA.

THE HEAVIEST RAIN EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WILL MAKE THE RUSH HOUR A MESS. FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL... AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES.

CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS AND BE READY TO ACT IMMEDIATELY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/OKX.

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