Full Notification

National Weather Service has issued an AREAL FLOOD WATCH
Now - Thursday, May 1, 12:00pm

* A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY. IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...BERGEN...ESSEX...HUDSON...PASSAIC AND UNION COUNTIES. IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...ALL OF NEW YORK CITY...AND ROCKLAND...WESTCHESTER AND NASSAU COUNTIES.

* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* RAIN WITH AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE DAY WEDNESDAY. FLOODING OF URBAN...LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS THE WEDNESDAY EVENING RUSH HOUR...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN EXPECTED BY THAT TIME.

* AS THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL INCREASE TO 3 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...INCREASING THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD...SIGNIFICANT URBAN...LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...AS WELL AS FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS.

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.

The SADDLE RIVER flood stage can be monitored at the Lake Street water station by visiting the following link...
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=okx&gage=sadn4