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Hackensack Office of Emergency Management
Thursday July 11th, 2019 :: 07:34 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Warning until 11:00PM

The National Weather Service in Upton NY has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... Passaic County in northeastern New Jersey... Northern Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey... Northwestern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 731 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen and additional rainfall is still expected this evening. Flash flooding is already occurring.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wayne, Paramus, West Milford, Ridgewood, Ramsey, Ringwood, Pompton Lakes, Hawthorne, Oradell, Bloomingdale, Fairfield, Upper Greenwood Lake, Fair Lawn, Wyckoff and New Milford.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PASSAIC, NJ ... BERGEN, NJ ... ESSEX, 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

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