Raining at Noah Rates

907 AM EDT MON MAY 15 2006
.NOW...
RAIN IS MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH AND WILL REACH MOST
OF THE AREA BY 9:30 AM. WEATHER RADAR REVEALS POCKETS OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY SHOWERS ALONG WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THESE ARE
CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE OCEAN WATERS BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
THE NEW YORK...NEW JERSEY METRO AREA AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND BY
MID MORNING. ONE HOUR RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE UP TO ONE
TO ONE AND A QUARTER INCH PER HOUR. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING
ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.