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Borough of Ramsey, NJ
Wednesday July 17th, 2019 :: 02:27 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Weather This Afternoon/Evening

SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED LATER TODAY!

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED: 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING 

*AND*

..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... 

FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

* THE REMNANTS OF POST TROPICAL CYCLONE BARRY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME FAST- RESPONDING SMALL STREAMS COULD APPROACH OR EXCEED BANK FULL. 

* RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE INCH PER HOUR OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE. 

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

Address/Location
Borough of Ramsey, NJ
33 N Central Ave
Ramsey, NJ 07446

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-825-3400

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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