… FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. * FROM 2 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * RAINFALL RANGING FROM 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IS EXPECTED FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, URBAN AREAS, AND OTHER LOW- LYING, FLOOD PRONE AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT FROM THE PAST SEVERAL MILD DAYS HAS RESULTED IN NEARLY SATURATED GROUNDS. * ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING, OR NEW AREAS OF FLOODING WILL INCREASE THROUGH LATE WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP