Severe weather alert in effect for area.RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... WESTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... WESTERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT...
* AT 830 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TORRENTIAL RAIN MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. RAINFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
Address/Location
City of Newark Police Division
480 Clinton Ave
Newark, NJ 07108
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-733-6000