Flash Flood Warning until 10:45PM
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... South central Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
* Until 1045 PM EDT.
* At 718 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches with locally higher amounts of rain have already fallen. Additional heavy rainfall is expected across the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Paterson, Passaic, Hackensack, Clifton, Garfield, Lodi, Elmwood Park, Little Falls, Saddle Brook, Hasbrouck Heights, Woodland Park, Wallington, Totowa, Maywood and Haledon.
* AFFECTED AREAS: PASSAIC, NJ ... BERGEN, NJ
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely.
Address/Location
Hackensack Office of Emergency Management
205 State St
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-518-9100
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant 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