FLOOD ADVISORY TILL NOON
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a
* Flood Advisory for Minor Flooding in Poor Drainage Areas for...
Bergen County in northeastern New Jersey...
* Until 1130 AM EDT.
* At 934 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain that will cause minor flooding. Overflowing poor drainage areas will result in minor flooding in the advisory area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
New York, Newark, Jersey City, Yonkers, Paterson, Elizabeth, New Rochelle, Passaic, Bayonne, White Plains, Wayne, Hoboken, Plainfield, Bloomfield and Hackensack.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Move vehicles that are parked near creeks or streams to higher ground.
Address/Location
Ridgefield Police Department
604 Broad Ave
Ridgefield, NJ 07657
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-943-5210