Flash Flood Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY... SOUTHEASTERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY... QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... RICHMOND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... KINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... WESTERN NASSAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 1045 AM EST.
* AT 747 AM EST, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TODAY. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... JERSEY CITY, JAMAICA, FLATBUSH, FLUSHING, BAYONNE, MOTT HAVEN, HOBOKEN, EAST TREMONT, HACKENSACK, VALLEY STREAM, LONG BEACH, BERGENFIELD, CONEY ISLAND, LYNDHURST AND LYNBROOK.
Instructions:
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
Address/Location
Borough of Ramsey, NJ
33 N Central Ave
Ramsey, NJ 07446
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-825-3400
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP RAMSEYOEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning